Thursday, April 3, 2008

Online Libraries DP1

Visit and investigate some other high school library that is online and check it out for 15 minutes or so.

Here are some examples of half decent online libraries from other schools ...
http://www.ouhsd.k12.ca.us/lmc/hhs/hhshome.htm

http://lhs.lexingtonma.org/Library/

a) Describe what you can find in each as far as tools, capabilities, etc.. (6 marks)

b) What advantages does this one system provide over the other? (6 marks)


2. Now visit www.turnitin.com, view the Flash tour and describe the services it provides. (6 marks)

3. Finally skim the article found at www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,62906,00.html. Describe the criticism against Turn-it-in. (4 marks)

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