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Exploring Digital Collections of Quotations: Insights from Dr. Péter Jacsó

This session from the Library and Information Science Program at the University of Hawai’i delves into the complexities of digital collections of quotations. Dr. Péter Jacsó discusses the challenges faced in creating comprehensive quotation collections, addressing issues like redundancy and quality in existing resources such as the Columbia World of Quotations. He highlights the evolution of online quotation databases, the pitfalls of certain platforms, and the significance of reliable content in academic endeavors. This session provides valuable insights for aspiring digital librarians and information professionals.

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Exploring Digital Collections of Quotations: Insights from Dr. Péter Jacsó

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  1. LIS 671 DIGITAL LIBRARIANSHIPFall 2014 Session 5-b. Digital Collections of Quotations Dr. Péter Jacsó University of Hawai’iLibrary and Information Science Program

  2. Quotations • Who has NOT yet created a quotations collection? • Too much emphasis on inspirational, emotional types • Columbia World of Quotations is gone from Bartleby, came back to Mac and to Yahoo References, but be careful with Yahoo (mis)Education section…. • CWQ highly redundant (duplicates, triplicates,….) still da best Jacso

  3. The sorry Yahoo version of the Columbia Encyclopedia was a bad start in the early 2000s Jacso

  4. The sorry Yahoo version of the Columbia Encyclopedia does ignore/repeal him even after he was re-elected Jacso

  5. It finds some of the presidents some of the time Jacso

  6. ….but with Columbia World of Quotations it pulls a total blank when clicking on a name even - as of Nov 18, 2012 Jacso

  7. The site should be called Yahoo misEducation Jacso

  8. It literally pulls a blank Jacso

  9. I will show you what a junk it is in 2014 and still makes money from ad-clicks

  10. So-so collection Jacso

  11. Jacso

  12. Jacso

  13. From Erma to Jacso

  14. Erica and Anna Jacso

  15. To Wilma and Ernest Jacso

  16. The Good News & Superb Price

  17. Jacso

  18. Here is Columbia World of Quotations at Bartleby but it is NOT shown on the menuJust replace in the query URL Churchill and enjoyhttp://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col66&query=churchill&x=11&y=11 Jacso

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