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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Recognizing the Skills of Paraprofessional Staff in the Library and Information Industry.
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Reid, Donna – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
In 1996 the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) received funding to develop guidelines and a national process for recognizing the knowledge and skills of library employees at the library assistant and paraprofessional levels. This article describes the project and its key features, and raises issues that must be addressed before…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Information Industry, Libraries
Flexibility and Autonomy in Learning about Information.
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Yerbury, Hilary; Todd, Ross J. – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Educators of information professionals must respond to changes in information technology. This article describes an interactive multimedia learning package entitled "What is Information?" for undergraduate students in professional education for information practice at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. It elaborates on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Benefits of Field Work for Students: The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Experience.
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Tilley, Christine M. – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Though education for librarianship is contentious, the literature reveals a renewed emphasis on the value of practicum components. This article examines fieldwork in library education at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, highlighting the rationale for fieldwork, its aims and objectives, problems of implementation, benefits, and…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Education
Teaching Collection Development in Distance Learning Mode: Two Current Approaches and the Challenge of an Uncertain Future.
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Kennedy, John; Lonsdale, Ray – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Compares and analyzes two collection development courses for undergraduates offered through distance education, one at the University of Wales Aberystwyth (United Kingdom) and one at Charles Sturt University (Australia). Discusses the changes that electronic technology are bringing to collection development and to distance learning. (LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Library Fieldwork: An Employer's Perspective.
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McCarthy, Jennifer; Burke, M. J. (Jess) – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1997
Discusses fieldwork in library and information science education and reviews some of the current issues influencing employers' support for fieldwork placement, with specific reference to the Queensland Institute of Technology library's approach to fieldwork placement and management. Topics include time investment, organizational issues, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries
Learning Today for Professional Development Tomorrow.
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Bruce, Christine – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1996
Because of rapid changes in the information profession, librarians must actively pursue their own professional development. Presents strategies to enhance this skill in future librarians, including journal discussion clubs, portfolios, peer review, action learning, current awareness strategies, and learning to approach new technologies…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Information Science
Generic Skills, Group Work and the World Wide Web: Ingredients for a Creative Teaching and Learning Experience.
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Milne, Patricia A. – Education for Library and Information Services: Australia, 1996
To teach generic skills, including communication, information literacy, problem solving, teamwork, professionalism, and lifelong learning, University of Canberra's (Australia) Library and Information Science Program developed Network Information Sources (NIS), a group-based project using technology as the content and facilitator of study. NIS…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Assessment, Group Activities