Beyond the Internet
Bernan Press (Verlag)
979-8-89205-030-2 (ISBN)
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Beyond the Internet offers a philosophy of research that illustrates the benefits of broadening one’s approach. The message for researchers, librarians, teachers, parents, and students is simple: The Internet is not a complete reference source and is often inaccurate. The issue is not what you cannot find on the Internet, but what you miss if you only consult the Internet. To fully investigate a subject, you need also to consult a wide range of traditional resources that have not been digitized, including documents and correspondence, government records, and holdings in private collections. Besides these sources, researchers should appreciate the benefits of interviews and on-site visits. These sources provide the threads that links our past to our present.
The book also emphasizes the difference between acquiring facts that answer a specific question and the process of analytical thinking that goes into assessing a subject. Serendipitous finds and new interpretations based on previously unknown sources require research in original materials. The author uses challenges culled from her own work in American history and as a reference book editor to illustrate the different resources described. These anecdotes lend a personal element to the highly practical advice contained in the chapters. Each chapter describes a specific resource, provides relevant case studies, and offers tips and techniques for using that resource.
This updated edition explores how the Internet has become an even more compromised tool in recent years by enabling artificial intelligence and social media to manipulate information. This book examines the need to pursue traditional research techniques and how to use them to validate information from the Internet. If you want to research such topics as the origins of terrorism, the complicated background to hostilities in the Middle East, the evolution of U.S. politics, or the decline in basic reading and math skills, you need to consult original materials. Students should learn what sources are available and how to use them so they can make informed decisions about everything from elections to foreign policy. Whatever your interests, you need to diversify your approach and go Beyond the Internet.
Barbara A. Chernow, PhD, was associate editor of The Papers of Alexander Hamilton and editor in chief of the Columbia Encyclopedia. Her company has produced more than 1,200 books for professional publishers. She has taught at New York University and the New School.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part IPatience and Perseverance
Chapter 1
Diversify! Diversify! Diversify!: Be More Than a Browser
Chapter 2
A Research Algorithm
Part IIResearch Resources
Chapter 3
Why Visit the Library at All?: Stacking the Deck
Chapter 4
The Facts! Just the Facts!: The Reference Book Mantra
Chapter 5
In Their Own Words: Original Letters and Documents
Chapter 6
Private Holdings and Independent Collections: From Individual Holdings to Institutional Records
Chapter 7
Government for the People: Official Records
Chapter 8
Face to Face: Interviews and Conversations
Part III Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 9
AI: Researcher’s Friend or Nemesis
Part IV The Complete Researcher
Epilog
Selected Sources
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 161 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 413 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung | |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-89205-030-2 / 9798892050302 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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