Thanks to Pam Donaldson who sent me this link to an article from The Times on the pitfalls of Wikipedia as a reliable source of information.
Here's a link to the article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/article690574.ece
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Information literacy skills are very important whether using web or print based resources. It is essential that information is evaluated. For any source, users should assess the material in at least the following 5 PROMPT areas: presentation, relevance, objectivity, method (of gathering information/statistics), provenance, timeliness.
In College, we subscribe to a wide range of authoritative and quality reference sources. As an alternative to the community based Wikipedia, students can access resources in College like Credo (http://www.credoreference.com) and Oxford Reference Online (http://www.oxfordreference.com). If remote, off-campus access is required we can set up Athens authentication accounts so students can use the resources at home.
Short sessions can be arranged with library staff to take groups of students through a range of these good quality online subscription resources.
Thanks Alma, I have to admit I hadn't heard of Credo. I think it really is important that we keep helping students to be critical of any sources, including the internet. Maybe we should put some posters up in the classrooms of the 4 PROMPT areas?
And here's another story which follows the idea about problems with Wikipedia ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0506/1224245992919.html?via=mr
(you'll need to copy and paste the link)
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