Daily Archives: January 26, 2007

Wikipedia no solution for writing papers

“Professors tired of reading assignments with outrageous claims or superficial analysis cribbed from Wikipedia soon will be able to steer their wired students to a new online encyclopedia that is more reliable”. Read the article: “Wikipedia co-founder creates reliable alternative” in: Edmonton … Continue reading

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A Prairie Black History Workshop

WHEN:Monday, February 5, 2007 WHERE: Edmonton Room, Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta This workshop will bring together community groups, elders, scholars, genealogists, artists, museum professionals, archivists, and others interested in preserving, exploring, and sharing … Continue reading

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If You Build It, They Will Come

Stats Canada has just released a study on post-secondary attendance among local youth at newly opened universities. University participation rates rose substantially among young people in seven Canadian cities after new universities opened up in the localities during the 1980s and 1990s, according to … Continue reading

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