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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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PDA: Paradigm-Disrupting Appliance?
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Cain, Mark – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Discusses personal digital assistants (PDAs). Highlights include history and characteristics of PDAs; beyond the "organizer" function and use of PDAs in higher education and academic libraries; problems and possibilities of a wirelessly networked PDA in a library; and the future outlook for PDAs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Higher Education
The Two Cultures? Librarians and Technologists.
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Cain, Mark – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2003
Considers differences between the scientific community and literary intellectuals, focusing on librarianship and information technology in higher education in particular. Discusses library services that rely on information technology; differences in status and in education and training; standards; and collaboration, including attempts to integrate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Cooperation, Higher Education, Information Technology
Periodical Access in an Era of Change: Characteristics and a Model.
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Cain, Mark – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Issues involved in integrating new methods of bibliographic and physical access with old ones to create a unified system of periodical article access and identification are identified. Desirable characteristics of a system, a possible model, and suggestions for further research are presented. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Document Delivery, Information Retrieval, Models