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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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Using Blackboard in Library Instruction: Addressing the Learning Styles of Generations X and Y
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Costello, Barbara; Lenholt, Robert; Stryker, Judson – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
Studies show that recent generations of college students have a learning style with identifiable characteristics. Library instruction efforts must adapt to these learning styles. Course management software (CMS), such as Blackboard, is one resource available to academic librarians to meet the challenges posed by the ''Net Generation.'' At Stetson…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cognitive Style, Library Instruction, Computer Software
Online GIS Service.
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Cobb, David A.; Olivero, Arlene – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997
Online geographic information system (GIS) services are expanding rapidly as private organizations, government agencies, and libraries are developing Web sites that deliver GIS data, graphics, and metadata. Such services are divided into five categories: graphic snapshots, spatial database catalogs and libraries, map generators, map browsers, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Data Analysis
The Utility of a Recommended Core List: An Examination of "Books for College Libraries, 3rd Ed."
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Budd, John M. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Describes a study that was conducted to examine the utility of "Books for College Libraries, 3rd Ed." (BCL3) as a collection development and evaluation tool for academic libraries. Holdings of sample titles from BCL3 in the OCLC Online Union Catalog are examined, and the in-print status of titles is investigated. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Analysis of Variance, Book Reviews, Correlation
Electronic Document Delivery: New Options for Libraries.
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Leach, Ronald G.; Tribble, Judith E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1993
Examines commercial electronic document delivery services that are available to academic libraries. Highlights include collection development issues; criteria for selection and evaluation; remote access systems, including CARL UnCover 2, Faxon Finder and Faxon Xpress, ContentsFirst and ArticleFirst, and CitaDel; and on-site access systems,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Library Automation