Sunday, April 6, 2008

Thing #21 Copyright & Freedom of Information

Copyright for Teachers and School Librarians is a quick resource to many frequently asked questions about the usage of information.

The easy and quick access to information on the world wide web gives you the sense that this media is up for grabs by anyone. Teachers and students need to remember that we still need to cite authors and sources for all of our acquired facts. When we are accessing information via the web, we don't have a hard copy of a book in front of us listing the author and publisher, so we tend to assume that this Internet information does not have to be cited. WRONG! We need to acknowledge all sources for Internet photos and information and record them on our posters, reports, and power points.

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