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From: Meghan McCarthy <meghanmccarthy007_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:41 -0800 (PST)
I've found that it's mostly the author's responsibility to fact check. I wish that wasn't the case but it is.
Someone said that they look at the dates of sources used in a bibliography and discount books w/earlier dates. I've found that the best resources are ones taken from the time period I'm writing about. If I"m writing about 1945 then there's nothing better than a good news article or book from that period. Science, of course, is a different thing and in that case of course you don't want to see outdated material in a bibliography. But I can't think of another example besides science based books.
meghan
Received on Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:25:41 PM CST
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:25:41 -0800 (PST)
I've found that it's mostly the author's responsibility to fact check. I wish that wasn't the case but it is.
Someone said that they look at the dates of sources used in a bibliography and discount books w/earlier dates. I've found that the best resources are ones taken from the time period I'm writing about. If I"m writing about 1945 then there's nothing better than a good news article or book from that period. Science, of course, is a different thing and in that case of course you don't want to see outdated material in a bibliography. But I can't think of another example besides science based books.
meghan
Received on Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:25:41 PM CST
