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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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Bawden, David; Robinson, Lyn – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2013
Introduction: Rolf Landauer declared in 1991 that "information is physical". Since then, information has come to be seen by many physicists as a fundamental component of the physical world; indeed by some as the physical component. This idea is now gaining currency in popular science communication. However, it is often far from clear…
Descriptors: Information Science, Physical Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Library Science
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Robinson, Lyn; Karamuftuoglu, Murat – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2010
Introduction: This paper considers the nature of information science as a discipline and profession. Method: It is based on conceptual analysis of the information science literature, and consideration of philosophical perspectives, particularly those of Kuhn and Peirce. Results: It is argued that information science may be understood as a field of…
Descriptors: Information Science, Intellectual Disciplines, Models, Statistical Analysis