The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot Studies

As a source of serious subject-oriented information, the Internet has been a powerful feature in the information arena since its inception in the last quarter of the twentieth century. It was, however, initially restricted to government contractors or major research universities operating under the...

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Published in:Information technology and libraries Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 11 - 16
Main Authors: Kibirige, Harry M., DePalo, Lisa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL American Library Association 01.03.2000
Subjects:
20th century
ARPA computer network
Business
Cable television/data services
College students
Colleges & universities
Computer terminals
Contractors
Correlation analysis
Critical thinking
Database searching
Entertainment
Exact sciences and technology
Faculty
Floodgates
Government
Government contracts
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Historical text analysis
Information
Information and communication sciences
Information processing and retrieval
Information professionals
Information Retrieval
Information retrieval. Man machine relationship
Information science. Documentation
Information Seeking
Information seeking behavior
Information services
Information services industry
Information Sources
Information superhighway
Internet
Internet access
Internet resources
Internet services
Internet/Web search services
Librarians
Library and information science. General aspects
Measurement
Networks
Online data bases
Online searching
Online services
Pilot Projects
Research facilities
Research process. Evaluation
Research projects
Sciences and techniques of general use
Search Engines
Studies
Thinking Skills
Undergraduate Students
Use and user studies. Information needs
United States > US
New York City New York
Information scientist
Graduate level education
Use
User study
Search engine
Database
Influence
Information retrieval
Internet
Student
Occupational role
User behavior
ISSN:0730-9295, 2163-5226
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Summary:As a source of serious subject-oriented information, the Internet has been a powerful feature in the information arena since its inception in the last quarter of the twentieth century. It was, however, initially restricted to government contractors or major research universities operating under the aegis of the Advanced Research Projects Network (ARPANET).(1) In the 1990s, the content and use of the Internet was expanded to includemundane subjects covered in business, industry, education,government, entertainment, and a host of otherareas. It has become a magnanimous network of networks the measurement of whose size, impact, and content often elude serious scholarly effort.(2) Opening the Internet to common usage literally opened the flood gates of what has come to be known as the information superhighway. Currently, there is virtually no subject that cannot be found on the Internet in one form or another.
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ISSN:0730-9295
2163-5226
DOI:10.6017/ital.v19i1.10069