Re: TARGET: SAGEBRUSH'S PINPOINT AND NETTREKKER PRODUCTS

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@COMCAST.NET>]

We have Nettrekker. I like the concept, but there are several problems =
with
the execution. =20
1. Many of the reviewers do not seem to be especially qualified, so no
guarantee that they are choosing the best or just what they have found =
and
liked. They note person is a teacher, not a HS biology teacher, or =
person
has teaching degree (and date) but not area of expertise. =20
2. Nettrekker has not replied to emails asking for particulars like
evaluation or selection rubric, review schedule, reconsideration policy,
schedule for adding new resources.
3. Some resources aren't much better than a basic Google (see 1).
 Get results like a Yahoo Health page on Listeriosis when searching
abortion.  Or 'Heartland Project' when searching John Kerry
4. Not balanced sources. Political figures point to official and =
campaign
pages, virtually no sites with counterpoint. G.W. Bush has 8 hits =
(though
some seem to focus on father), John Kerry 4 without a link to campaign =
site.
R. Nader gets 43 (and link to campaign is first)
5. Out of date resources. Search 'Saddam Hussein' and hits on first page =
end
in 1990.....  Year old sites still proclaiming 'new' research, Old Kerry
info, no link to campaign site.
6. Inconsistent. A Boeing search brings up space station and WTC, but
nothing about 747
7. Misspellings in several of the reviews.=20

To their benefit, they did acknowledge they were noting pro-choice sites =
as
controversial but not pro-life and fixed that.=20
=20
Robert Eiffert, Librarian
Pacific Middle School
Beiffert at egreen wednet edu
Beiffert at Comcast dot net

=20

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