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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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Zuccala, Alesia – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2010
Introduction: We examine how residents and citizens of The Netherlands perceive open access to acquire preliminary insight into the role it might play in cultivating civic scientific literacy. Open access refers to scientific or scholarly research literature available on the Web to scholars and the general public in free online journals and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Scientific Research, Focus Groups, Science Interests
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Meyer, Hester W. J. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2009
Introduction: Sharing of information across cultural boundaries does not always live up to expectations. Information behaviour is an underlying factor, which can contribute to poor use or non-use of the information or information services at the disposal of indigenous people in a development context. Method: A literature study of information…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Access to Information, Information Technology, Rural Areas
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Palsdottir, Agusta – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2008
Introduction: The aim of this study is to gather knowledge about how different groups of Icelanders take advantage of information about health and lifestyle in their everyday life. Method: A random sample of 1,000 people was used in the study and data was gathered as a postal survey. Response rate was 50.8%. Analysis: K-means cluster analysis was…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Multivariate Analysis, Information Seeking, Health Behavior