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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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Fister, Barbara; Gilbert, Julie; Fry, Amy Ray – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
After seeing growing frustration among inexperienced undergraduate researchers searching a popular aggregated interdisciplinary database, the authors questioned whether the leading interdisciplinary databases are serving undergraduates' needs. As a preliminary exploration of this question, the authors queried vendors, analyzed their marketing…
Descriptors: Databases, Internet, Liberal Arts, Researchers
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Fister, Barbara – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2001
Reports on the current condition of trade publishing and its future prospects based on interviews with editors, publishers, agents, and others. Discusses academic libraries and the future of trade publishing, including questions relating to electronic books, intellectual property, and social and economic benefits of sharing information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Intellectual Property