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I am posting this due to its direct connection with information literacy skills. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:21:31 +0300 From: John Royce <jroyce@robcol.k12.tr> Subject: New angles on the "I have a dream" thread Peter, I'm not posting this to LM_NET as I'm not sure I'm a member of that listserv; I got to the "I have a dream" thread following a lead from a link in EL-ANNOUNCE: LM_NET Select (an excellent mailing, thank you for this service). If you think it's worth posting to LM_NET, and if I qualify as a subscriber, perhaps you could forward it (minus this paragraph) or otherwise suggest I do. While the issue concerning King's possible plagiarism is of interest, I am more concerned by the fact that there are at least two versions of King's speech on the internet, one in which the word "negro" is used, and the second in which "colored American" is used. At first glance, the speeches are otherwise identical, apart from visual effects and some differences in paragraphing. Closer inspection shows that there are vital differences: some paragraphs are there in one version and missing from the other; the order of some paragraphs has changed; in one version King's civil rights message is for dignified and non-violent protest, in the other it is violent opposition until equality is achieved. When I first came across the differences, it was hard to discover which version was the real one; at the time the King family was still maintaining copyright, and published versions were hard to find. Serious searching showed that the "negro" version advocating non-violent measures was the original, but it took several weeks to verify this. This is of course meat for an evaluation exercise. It is also of concern to those worried about internet filters, for a filter which excludes "negro" will exclude King's speech as delivered, and will instead convey a racist message. These are issues of concern to the school librarian. Further details about this issue can be found in Ann Smith's page on Information Literacy <http://inst.augie.edu/~asmith/infolit.html> which first started me on this chase, and in my paper in School Librarian (UK) and later posted in my own web pages <http://vm.robcol.k12.tr/~jroyce/lies.htm>. Sincerely, John Royce IASL Regional Director (North Africa and Middle East) Chair, ECIS Committee on Library and Information Services Library Director : Robert College of Istanbul TR-80820 Arnavutk=F6y P.K.1. Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 212 359 2448 Fax: +90 212 257 2146 Email: jroyce@robcol.k12.tr The IASL web site is <http://www.iasl-slo.org/> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=