WayNet News 2002 Archive

WayNet News
Volume 02, Issue 01-11

RECONFIGURATION OF RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
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Richmond Community Schools "Resources for Results(Link Removed)" committee made their recommendations for the reconfiguration of the district to the school board this week. Read the details of the plan on the Palladium
-Item web site, that includes closing Hibberd Middle School, Pleasant View, and Parkview Elementary School and changing the configuration to K-6, 7-8, and 9-12.
http://www.pal-item.com/news/stories/20020110/localnews/1448112.html

What do you think? Talk about the proposed changes on WayNet's discussion list, Talk of the Town.
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/020111-rcs.htm

ATTN: LOCAL COMMUNITIES - SPEAK OUT!
Whether you live in one of our smaller, outlying communities - or in a neighborhood of Richmond, you now have a section on Talk of the Town to discuss events specific to your community. Join in a discussion, promote a neighborhood event, or talk to old friends from your home town.

Specific areas have been set up for each community - or you can talk about the area in general. Communities have been broken down via school districts.

Centerville:
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/centerville.htm
Cambridge City:
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/cambridge-city.htm
Hagerstown:
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/hagerstown.htm
Fountain City:
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/fountain-city.htm
Richmond:
http://www.waynet.org/talk/topic-specific/richmond.htm

SHOPPER'S NIRVANA
Do you like to shop by catalog - but can't remember which of the ten thousand specialty catalogs you were flipping through before the holidays when you saw that really neat gadget/sweater/toy/fishing rod that you wanted for yourself? Google is now offering (in Beta, a trial version) a catalog search function.
http://catalogs.google.com/cathp

Be sure to notice the message at the bottom of each page: Pricing and product availability may not be current. Please confirm with the company before placing an order.

RULES OF INFORMATION SEEKING
Marylaine Block, editor of ExLibris, a weekly e-zine, offers these simple rules of information seeking:
1. Go Where It Is
2. The Answer You Get Depends on the Questions You Ask
3. The Answer Should Match the Information Need
4. Research Is a Multi-Stage Process
5. Information Is Meaningless Until Queried by Human Intelligence
6. Question Your Answers — Information May Be True But Still Wrong
7. Ask a Librarian

Read the full article with useful tips for sorting through the mountains of data available to us via the Internet.
http://infotoday.com/searcher/jan02/block.htm

Visit a Wayne County Library this week!
WayNet > Locate > Libraries
http://www.waynet.org/reference/

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