SI 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Darwinism, Copyright Term Extension Act, Marginal Cost

• School: U of M
• Department: Information
• Course: SI 110
• Professor: Clifford Lampe

Document Summary

Library and print traditions as shared repositories for cultural and working knowledge. Scholarly source- books, peer reviewed articles, top tier news, government reports. Not scholarly source- wikipedia, ted talks, blogs, youtube. Scholarly vs. popular- scholarly has references and popular is opinion. Literacy- ability to read or write, position of education. , knowledge of subjects- locate, evaluate, and use effectively. They can be viewed as microcosms of the macrocosm of american civilization. its social and governmental structures, economic conditions, political currents, and intellectual and cultural life. Not only are libraries best understood in relation to the larger society, but they can serve as lenses through which to see the effects of societal trends on community services, both historically and contemporaneously. Libraries would preserve and transmit western european culture and knowledge (and obviate the need for americans to go to europe to consult books) and, by collecting contemporary and historical records and publications, create an.