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| | Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref name="a">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. " |
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| Einstein was asked, but did not know the speed of sound as included in the Edison Test<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/would-you-pass-thomas-edisons-employment-test-180954562/</ref> . When this was pointed out, he said, “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. "
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| Written answers to questions should have at least three sentences:
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| :1. The subject is stated so that the reader need not know the question to understand what you have said. Do not simply repeat the question. | |
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| :3. Your certainty to the veracity of #2, and what reservations you have.
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| | :[[ Library: Information systems ]] |
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| | :[[ Library: Library vs. warehouse ]] |
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| :1. Read the article linked above. | | :[[ Library: Implementation ]] |
| :1.1. Do you retain all facts you have ever learned? | |
| :1.2. How would you know if you have forgotten something?
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| :2. Read the National Park Service review of Edison. <ref>https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/kidsyouth/the-gifted-men-who-worked-for-edison.htm</ref> | | :[[ Library: Improvement ]] |
| :2.1 There are two sides to the 'Edison story'. What motivation did the ones telling the story have?
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| :2.2 Would you prefer that your life be reviewed by the press or the park service?
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| :3. Einstein and Edison were geniuses who saw things differently and did things differently.
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| :3.1. Which model do you prefer?
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| :3.2. Give an example of a subject where you remember many facts about it.
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| :3.3. Are there professions where you hope they don't have to go to a book to find information as they service you professionally?
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| :3.4. How do you decide when to memorize, or when to use books?
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| :4. Choice Academy has many books, some are owned and some are loaned.
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| :4.1. How do you find information you need from books within the school library?
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| :4.2. Can you find the book easily?
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| :4.3. Can you find the information you need easily in the book?
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| :4.4. Is there a better way?
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| :5. Examine various library indexing systems.
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| :5.1 What do they have in common?
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| :5.2. How do they differ?
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| :6. Select two search engines
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| :6.1. Select a book from the school library of interest.
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| :6.2. elect a piece of information/knowledge from the book that you think might not be available to the search engine.
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| :6.3. Search for your selection in both search engines.
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| :6.4. Report your result. Extra points if something in the book is not available to the search engine.
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