[Askalibrarianqa] Final votes for September chats

[Nicole Heintzelman]

Hello everyone.  Generally I send my chat votes directly to Pat.  This
time, however, I am addressing the committee in order to highlight a
chat I believe should not have been nominated in the first place.  First
of all, Pat, here are my final votes:

 

Brief Chat: Jill S.

Detailed Chat: Laura Minnich 

Teaching: Deborah T.

 

The chat I question is a "detailed" from Brian Jaudon of
Tampa-Hillsborough.
http://www.askalibrarian.org/collaborative/vrl_xscriptdetails.asp?id=688
65&process
<http://www.askalibrarian.org/collaborative/vrl_xscriptdetails.asp?id=68
865&process> =

The first two questions submitted were clearly homework questions:
"Does atmospheric pressure increase or decrease the formation of
clouds?"

"How are clouds nucleated by particles in the atmosphere"... and Brian
clearly answered them rotely (although he did supply the resource, thank
goodness).   Brian should have instead supplied the link to National
Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for the student to visit
himself.  

 

This is actually not the first time Brian has supplied such rote
answers.  Check out
http://www.askalibrarian.org/collaborative/vrl_xscriptdetails.asp?id=681
21&process=  

Lest it appear that I am picking on Brian specifically, that transcript
was actually nominated in September as an exemplary August chat!   I
strongly believe that Ask a Librarian is not a service that answers
homework questions but a service that educates students in finding and
interpreting information.   Laura Minnich's chat, which I voted Best
Detailed, is an exemplary model of a librarian providing appropriate
resources for the student to read and analyze.  I sincerely hope Brian's
chat is the last of its kind that is nominated.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

 

Sincerely,

Nicole Heintzelman

Winter Park Public Library

 

 

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