Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Sure you can surf, but can you research?

There is a gaping difference between the skills needed to find directions to a friend's house and those needed to research and move information forward as expected in academic settings. Specifically, "the researcher of tomorrow must have the skill to extract the required information from these [internet] sources in an effective and efficient manner, while evaluating and using it ethically." This, according to Marsha Spiegelman and Richard Glass, is the goal of Information Literacy, and by default, the goal of college libraries as well.

Do you know where the information on Wikipedia came from and why it is correct or misinformed?
Can you tell the difference between ranting and research?
You do not really know how to use the internet until you do.

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