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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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Kloda, Lorie A.; Koufogiannakis, Denise; Mallan, Katrine – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2011
Introduction: Critical appraisal is a crucial aspect of evidence-based practice. In order to determine whether research is valid, reliable and applicable, the evidence-based practice process advocates that published research be critically appraised. Between 2006 and 2008, the journal Evidence Based Library and Information Practice published 101…
Descriptors: Information Science, Library Research, Evidence, Content Analysis
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Bartlett, Joan C.; Ishimura, Yusuke; Kloda, Lorie A. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2011
Purpose: The objective was to identify and understand the factors involved in scientists' selection of preferred bioinformatics tools, such as databases of gene or protein sequence information (e.g., GenBank) or programs that manipulate and analyse biological data (e.g., BLAST). Methods: Eight scientists maintained research diaries for a two-week…
Descriptors: Scientists, Criteria, Decision Making, Research