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11 Mar 08
boycetrusMichael Gorman arguing on the Britannica blog that the Internet can not be trusted as it isn't written, edited and reviewed by 'experts'. Users don't believe him and Britannica's sales show it.
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Rachel CMichael Gorman
web2.0 Britannica blog citizenjournalism userled wikipedia MichaelGorman criticism
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maggie foxMichael Gorman's (Pres. of American Library Association) slam of Web 2.0, 1/2
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21 Jun 07
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the difference between the print world of scholarly and educational publishing and the often-anarchic world of the Internet. The difference is in the authenticity and fixity of the former (that its creator is reputable and it is what it says it is), the expertise that has given it credibility, and the scholarly apparatus that makes the recorded knowledge accessible on the one hand and the lack of authenticity, expertise, and complex finding aids in the latter.
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20 Jun 07
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The life of the mind in the age of Web 2.0 suffers, in many ways, from an increase in credulity and an associated flight from expertise. Bloggers are called “citizen journalists”; alternatives to Western medicine are increasingly popular, though we can thank our stars there is no discernable “citizen surgeon” movement; millions of Americans are believers in Biblical inerrancy—the belief that every word in the Bible is both true and the literal word of God, something that, among other things, pits faith against carbon dating; and, scientific truths on such matters as medical research, accepted by all mainstream scientists, are rejected by substantial numbers of citizens and many in politics.
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15 Jun 07
M C MorganGorman goes back to the interplay of print = Authority and net does not. Good entry point to the main issues: "Print does not necessarily bestow authenticity, and an increasing number of digital resources do not, by themselves, reflect an increase in exp
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Jeffrey McClurkenFrustrating, but understandable, though partly thought-out, perspective on the perils of a user-created content world of learning.
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14 Jun 07
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an increase in credulity and an associated flight from expertise
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Human beings learn, essentially, in only two ways. They learn from experience—the oldest and earliest type of learning—and they learn from people who know more than they do.
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It is this latter way of learning that is under threat in the realm of digital resources.
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that its content is what was created by a named person or persons or is a good-faith translation of that original text by a named person or persons; that the authors possess verifiable credentials and demonstrable expertise; that the learner has knowledge of the date when that text was created and can, therefore, take into account any later developments or discoveries; that the learner possesses the reading skills to interact productively with a complex text; and that the text has a context—that is, its relationships with other texts are set out in the form of citations and bibliographic references.
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a reasonable certainty that the text is what it says it is
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Adam GurriMichael Gorman's Anti-Internet Rant
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13 Jun 07
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