>From: Shonda Brisco . . .
>Subject: Re: Should students use Wikipedia as a source?
>. . .
>Re-training our students in the appropriate use of quality materials
>is what we need to do in order to move them forward toward academic
>research---the type of instruction / research that this librarian
>wants to see from those students entering college.
On a tangentially related point, has anyone found my Knowledge Quest column
on "Policy and Data Resources on the Web" (intermittent since 2004) of any
interest or use? I am thinking of expanding on that subject, to book
length. Such a project only makes sense if there is an actual audience for
such information. Curiously enough, some recent discussion on an American
Political Science Association list (Information Technology and Politics,
ITP) suggests another audience besides school librarians -- IF the latter
really is an interested audience.
For an example of the column, see
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslpubsandjournals/kqweb/kqarchives/v33/33n2_umbach.pdf
Comments (pro and . . . sigh . . . con) invited. Please send to
ken@umbachconsulting.com. Thanks.
Regards,
Ken Umbach
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Ken Umbach
Columnist, Knowledge Quest
Policy Analyst, California Research Bureau, California State Library
Writer, editor, researcher, consultant, www.umbachconsulting.com
916-733-2159 -- voice mail
"The Pursuit of Publishing": http://www.lulu.com/content/740262
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