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Peer reviewedLankes, R. David – Government Information Quarterly, 2001
Explains the origin of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) commissioned papers that appear in this journal issue that assess the ERIC program. Discusses the need to unify the system by transforming the database into a knowledge base with a unified metadata framework that would include a variety of multimedia materials. (LRW)
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Instructional Materials, Metadata
Peer reviewedSutton, Stuart A. – Government Information Quarterly, 2001
Explores the development of the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) dataset and the relationship between that dataset and the disparate services that have emerged as a result of the Internet and the Web. Discusses the technical infrastructure; database content; services and resources; creating a unified knowledge base; and metadata…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Educational Resources, Futures (of Society)


