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Wikipedia officially opened to the public in January of 2001, the first online encyclopedia that was available to editing by the public. This site is accessible by anyone with Internet and is available in multiple different languages. However, the site is fairly easy to edit and does not have confirmed reliable sources. The main problem with this site is that our generation tends to believe that anything found on the Internet is true. Students have made a shift to using Internet sources for research over books, however the Internet is not always the best choice.
Our generation is a fast-paced, information-seeking group, and we thrive having infinite amounts of knowledge at our fingertips. Within a few seconds, we are able to find information on just about any subject. When being used for research, the Internet is definitely the fastest was to find information. Especially with the use of databases, finding peer reviewed sources online can be quick and easy (Richardson). Trying to find information like that can take a lot of time while searching through the library for the published work. Also, with the abundance of sources, there are many different sources on every topic, most with varying viewpoints (Richardson). In addition, the sources found on the Internet are most likely the most recent versions of the information. The Internet definitely has a plethora of information, but it is not always up to students to choose how they are allowed to research different topics.
Our educations are left to those who provide it, so our knowledge revolves around what our teachers and professors want us to learn. It is up to their discretion on what we will be learning, how they we will teach, and why it is important for us to know...

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Dessauer, John P. Book Publishing: A Basic Introduction. New York: Continuum, 1989. 1-200. Print.
Lamb, Annette, and Larry Johnson. "Books and the School Library: Obsolete or Optimized." Teacher Librarian 41.3 (2014).Academic Online. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. .
Richardson, Will. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oakes, CA: Corwin Press, 2006. 1-133. Print.
Robinson, Solveig C. The Book in Society : an Introduction to Print Culture. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2014. 5-245. Print.

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