[LM_NET] GEN: Article on Internet Use and Accuracy

[Roslyn Hashiguchi <hashigur@NORWALK-CITY.K12.OH.US>]

My library subscribes to CQResearcher and it  has an excellent recent report titled 
Internet Accuracy. I thought everyone might be interested in the following from the 
report.


1.Here are results from a Pew Internet and American Life Project and University of 
Illinois Libraries Survey, June 4, 2007; 2796 people were surveyed.

Internet is Top Source for Answers.
 People seeking information on problems consult

The Internet - 58% 
Professional Advisors - 53%
Friends and family - 45%
Newspapers, magazines and books - 36%
Government office or agency - 34%
Television and radio - 16%
Public Library - 13%
Other - 11%

The report also discussed search engines. The following is from the article. 
Apparently Librarians are the best search engine around. 


"At present, automated information searches - unlike librarians - don't understand 
human language and may often fail to unearth the best available answers to a query. 
"Ideally, we would understand your question, we would understand all knowledge and 
match the two," but that vision is a long way from today's reality, said Udi 
Manber, a vice president of engineering at Google."
Footnote:
44. Quoted in Stephen Shankland, "Google's Search Challenge: Making Computers Think 
Like Humans," C/Net News.com, June 18, 2008, http://news.cnet.com.

Roslyn Hashiguchi
Librarian
Norwalk City School
Norwalk, Ohio 43452
hashigur@norwalk-city.k12.oh.us 

--------------------------------------------------------------------
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/
--------------------------------------------------------------------