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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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Creating Possible Selves: Information Disclosure Behaviour on Social Networks
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Bronstein, Jenny – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: This study investigates the creation of alternative identities or possible selves on social networks by examining self-presentation and self-disclosure as elements of the information disclosure behaviour of Facebook users. Method. An online questionnaire was distributed amongst library and information science students at Bar-Ilan…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Social Networks, Web Sites
Selecting and Using Information Sources: Source Preferences and Information Pathways of Israeli Library and Information Science Students
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Bronstein, Jenny – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2010
Introduction: The study investigated the source preference criteria of library and information science students for their academic and personal information needs. Method: The empirical study was based on two methods of data collection. Eighteen participants wrote a personal diary for four months in which they recorded search episodes and answered…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Criteria, Selection, Library Education