INLS
180 Day 16 Notes
February
28, 2002
Big Points
Information
assessment depends on (source quality, reputation, trust, accuracy,
Distinction
between relevance to a user’s query and need
Questions
How much attribution is necessary? How does the electronic medium affect this?
When does knowledge (info?) become
part of public domain? Can anyone own a sentence? An idea? [here’s Johnny]
Don’t we make use of information
unconsciously?
What about libraries as holders for
public encryption keys?
Can we evaluate/distinguish based on
long-term vs short term use?
Information malpractice? [what is
the next Arthur Anderson]
How much is trust dependent on
image? [projected and perceived]
How to apportion responsibility for
use—creator, provider, user? Can info
be inherently dangerous in spite of use/intention?
How do libraries avoid ‘banner ads’
(physical or electronic) and maintain credibility?
Limits of counting access as use
(e.g., books off the shelf, pages viewed, etc.)?
More on collaborative
filtering/recommendation systems?
How to evaluate web site
quality?
Tools/services to evaluate info? use info?
How can review committees handle the range of
knowledge in papers?
What is news?
Are not ‘my services’ (my portals) replacing relevance
by personal choice?
How do new sources/services gain credibility when so
much depends on established reputation?
2. Discuss Reading:
Reeves, B. & Nass, C. (1996). The media equation: How people treat computers, television, and the new media like real people and places. NY: Cambridge University Press. (Preface ix-xiii, Chapter 1 p 3-15, and Chapter 23 p251-256.) (Jessica Kilfoil and Kristy Irvin)
Do YOU treat TV like other people? TV messages? A book? Your computer? A website? Information?
3. One-minute
paper
What was the big point you
learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered
question you leave class with today?