Randall McClure claims in his essay “Googlepedia: Turning Information Behaviors into Research Skills” that if you blend two different learning techniques then your research will be more accurate and sound. McClure conducts a research project with two individuals, Susan and Edward, one uses Google and the other uses Wikipedia which compares the ups and downs of both. They find out that both sources have their flaws but together can be very powerful. Nearly all students today use online search engines to find their research information. Some prefer this way because it is more efficient. However, many questions and concerns have risen from this method of research. One question that comes up in McClure’s article is how do you know the credibility of your research since anyone and everyone can make it, especially on Wikipedia. McClure explains Wikipedia as “a web-based community of readers and writers, and a trusted one at that” (McClure 223). So writers do not see this open participation as a bad thing but more less a good thing. Through the online database you get to see everyone’s opinions which in most causes help you collect your own. It also summarizes a topic down to quick facts so you do not
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Which Information Literacy is simply defined as, “to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (McClure 222). The author agrees that Google and Wikipedia are good research tools but you need to soon move onto a more fixated search which is generally a library-based research. Most students know that is how research should be done but like Susan and Edward they can get by without the library-based research. McClure uses the “CRAAP” (currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose) test to figure out the real strength of a source. You should do this anytime you think about using a questionable research
Which Information Literacy is simply defined as, “to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (McClure 222). The author agrees that Google and Wikipedia are good research tools but you need to soon move onto a more fixated search which is generally a library-based research. Most students know that is how research should be done but like Susan and Edward they can get by without the library-based research. McClure uses the “CRAAP” (currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose) test to figure out the real strength of a source. You should do this anytime you think about using a questionable research