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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2004

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Eric’S Extreme Makeover, Carol Tenopir Sep 2004

Eric’S Extreme Makeover, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

ERIC, ONE OF THE VERY FIRST online bibliographic databases, was started in 1966---when subject-themed clearinghouses were established to gather, index, and input bibliographic information and make available journal articles and gray literature. The ERIC database has been a favorite resource ever since and, with over a million records, is the largest education database.

But like many baby boomers, ERIC is now undergoing a dramatic facelift. The new ERIC (which now stands for Education Resources Information Center, instead of educational) is being unveiled this month.