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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-3337341f0837463a8944b4c45835fd3b2022-12-22T02:05:46ZengAmerican Library AssociationInformation Technology and Libraries0730-92952163-52262017-09-01191111610.6017/ital.v19i1.100698897The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot StudiesHarry M. KibirigeLisa DePaloAs 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.https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/10069 |
| spellingShingle | Harry M. Kibirige Lisa DePalo The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot Studies Information Technology and Libraries |
| title | The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot Studies |
| title_full | The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot Studies |
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| title_short | The Internet as a Source of Academic Research Information: Findings of Two Pilot Studies |
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