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Absolutely - all sources need to be checked! I have a book that I use to demonstrate that fact: put out by a well-known publisher 7-8 years ago, and part of a series that got great reviews at the time, it is a book about the state of Maryland, and on the map page it shows Maryland on the........Pacific Ocean. Labelled in big black type. I wave that book in the air, show them the page and remind them that ALL information needs to be checked, and rechecked. ("That's why it's called re-search!") Cathy ----------- Cathy Rettberg Head Librarian, Menlo School Atherton, CA crettberg@menloschool.org On Feb 2, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Barbara COMBES wrote: > Mmm ... I wasn't going to buy into this one, but we met one of the > editors at the ASLA Conference in 2007. He had been editing Wikipedia > for 3 years. Guess what - he was a 17 Y.O. schoolboy. There have also > been a number of articles over the last few years about the quality of > the editors and the editing process. > > Guess the major point we need to teach the kids here is that Wikipedia > is a resources and like any resource - print or electronic, we need to > verify the accuracy and authority of the source. Just because it is in > print or even on a govt site does not make it factually correct. We > ned > to check the validity of the information and not rely on shortcut > methods. Using several sources by different authors and checking their > qualifications to make such statements is one way - using and > information specialist (aka Librarian type person) is another. > :) > BC > > > Vice President, Advocacy & Promotion, IASL: www.iasl-online.org > LIS@ECU: http://www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/LIS/index.php > Australian School Library Research Project: > http://www.chs.ecu.edu.au/portals/ASLRP/ > Barbara Combes, Lecturer > School of Computer and Information Science Edith Cowan University, > Perth > Western Australia > Ph: (08) 9370 6072 > Email: b.combes@ecu.edu.au > > "Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to > that > of an ignorant nation." Walter Cronkite > > This email is confidential and intended only for the use of the > individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended > recipient, > you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of > this > email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in > error, > please notify me immediately by return email or telephone and destroy > the original message. > > -----Original Message----- > From: School Library Media & Network Communications > [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Cheryl Youse > Sent: Monday, 2 February 2009 11:32 PM > To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU > Subject: [LM_NET] Wikipedia > > At an NEH workshop last summer, I spoke with representatives of the > National Endowment for the Humanities about Wikipedia. They told me > their frustration was that only a small part of it may be edited at > one > time, so it is never quite up to date. They tried to edit the page > about NEH so that it was current but were not permitted to edit enough > to make it so. I've used that example with my students as a reason > why > not to use Wikipedia. > > -- > Cheryl Youse, MLS > Media Specialist > Colquitt County High School > Moultrie, GA > cyouse@gmail.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In > the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This e-mail is confidential. 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