After learning some more about encyclopedia's and wikipedia, there are clearly pro's and con's to both. First with encyclopedia's, a pro is there is information dated back to many many years ago, so everything humanly possibly to think about is covered somewhere in some encyclopedia. A con is they are very long, and because of new research always being done, they tend to get outdated very quickly. Wikipedia's pro is they are constantly being updated and can be accessed anywhere with internet access. A con is that anyone can write on wikipedia, and easily give false information.
I can't seem to figure out how to search for just encyclopedia's in our library catalog, but I did find some e-book ones online, I went to e-books and clicked on the first one, credo references, and I actually found 1329 results about down syndrome.
After doing a little reading on the e-books I found and reading wikipedia, I actually found both useful. Since I don't know very much about down syndrome, I'm not very sure where to start, so using Wikipedia gives me an idea where to start, because they provide very basic information on down syndrome, like when the first case was diagnosed, this will help me to narrow my searches.
Hi Lindsey,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that the Wikipedia entry on "Downs Syndrome" was helpful, and will give you some direction.
Think back to when you used the Miller Center Library catalog to locate a book in the collection. How would you use those same skills to locate an encyclopedia?
I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
Professor Wexelbaum
I need to be aware of where the resource is located and that will tell me if it is an encyclopedia or not.
ReplyDeleteThere you go! The record will tell you whether or not the print encyclopedia is shelved in Reference, and will give you a call number.
ReplyDeleteWere you successful in locating a print encyclopedia entry on your topic?
Professor Wexelbaum