Week Two

This week in Library Studies, we learned how to distinguish the difference between "good" and "bad" sources. I was a bit surprised when Amanda said that Wikipedia was not classified as a bad source since every single English teacher I had in high school stressed the fact that it was. I now know it should be used more for informative purposes than an actual source for a paper because it can be edited by anybody. Websites that end in ".gov" or ".edu" or ones that are run by national institutes are considered to be more dependable sources.

I was also surprised to learn that information given by books are not always correct. Prior to learning that, I always thought that most books were valid due to the fact that they had been published.

My favorite part of class was when we all answered the pole questions. Not only was it something different than just listening to a professor talk, but it was also interesting to see everyone's responses. Interactive activities like that help capture my attention.

After Amanda's lessons in class this past week, I am more confident in distinguishing good resources from bad ones.