Actually there have been studies done that have determined that Wickopedia is more accurate and less prone to errors than the traditional encyclopedia, but as my professors in college always said, Use Multiple sources and if one source disagrees determine why.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.comThe people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence;
rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness.The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 2:54 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
nice topic.I would caution the use of wikipedia, especially for school projects as it is notoriously incorrect. they have started including some external sources, go to those instead of using the pedia. I agree with the rest though. I have fond memories of lying in a pool of sunshine and reading from child craft, or the wordbook encyclopedia for fun. granted reading on line is far form the same thing, but reference sources should be a part of the collection, and language dictionaries for those who may need them in class.Karen On Sat, 23 May 2009, Rick Roderick wrote:I am glad we have all the resources we have for looking up information. I have subscribed to Britannica, and I use Wikipedia all the time.To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.However, I would like to see these resources on Bookshare or some form of electronic.When I was in grade school during the 60s, I used to take volumes of dictionaries and the World Book Encyclopedia home to Browse. I remembered being told very sternly, "Make sure you bring it back tomorrow or Monday," depending on when I borrowed it.The first dictionary I ever used was the American Vest Pocket in seven big braille volumes. One would need a big vest for that one.Then, the school got the 35-volume Webster's Student Dictionary.I also saw that Worldbook dictionary on those special cassettes. I thought it was a great thing, but it seemed a bit awkward to look up things, especially with the speed of the Internet.I think the thing I miss about those early days was being able to like down on the bed and just browse. Britannica has a browse feature, but it isn't the same as going continuously from one topic to another. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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