ALA Programs on Reference—Preservation of eReference and the Wikipedia Effect

ALA Programs on Reference—Preservation of eReference and the Wikipedia Effect

            At the ALA annual meeting, there are several programs that the No Shelf Required blogger recommends. The first is Reference Publishing: Preservation Trends & Issues. It will be on June 25, from 1:30-3:30 pm. This presentation will include a discussion on the difficulties of preserving electronic references and on some of the solutions to these problems.

            The second presentation is on how Wikipedia has changed the way people search for and find reference information. Three presenters, each representing a different area of reference research (library, publishing and online research) will be discussing how Wikipedia has changed the way research is created, searched for and evaluated. It should be a very lively discussion.

            I would love to be there for that event! I am sure that there will be some animated discussions on how reliable information is when anyone can add to it without any credentials or formal training.

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“ALA Programs on Reference—Preservation of eReference and the Wikipedia Effect.” No Shelf Required 22 Jun 2011. Web. 25 Jun 2011.

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