Call for Panelists
Wikipedia is different than anything librarians have encountered thus far. It has blurred the boundaries of good and bad information. Can Wikipedia be used as an instructional tool to encourage critical thinking? If so, how?
Join Jay Walsh Head of Communications, WikimediaFoundation.org and the Adult Learners Committee, Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) as we explore the issues surrounding using Wikipedia in library instruction. We are seeking one person to represent the positive and one person to represent the negative side of Wikipedia usage. Please see our announcement at http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Pgz6D57wLlA.
This event will be held at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Denver, CO. on Sunday, January 25, 2009 from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Room Location: TBA
Interested panelists should submit contact information, vita and a brief synopsis of any relevant research they have done in the area of Wikipedia or similar genres via email to Chair, Ted Chaffin, Adult Learners Committee, Library Instruction Round Table at tchaffin@fsu.edu, by Monday, November 17, 2008
Ellen Parker
Information Literacy Librarian
Atlantic Cape Community College
5100 Black Horse Pike
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-343-4952
eparker@atlantic.edu