ACCESS IS A RIGHT, opportunity, means of finding, using or retrieving information. - Definition from the United Nations Archives and Records: International Standard ISO/TR15489-1, Clause 3.1
BUT - STUDENTS' POOR SEARCH SKILLS NARROW THEIR CHOICES.
They go straight for Wikipedia, or Google. At the very least they should be using The Canadian Encyclopedia.
They waste time floundering. Your published assignment will include the best resources you and your teacher-librarian can find. Here are some lesson package examples.
NEW BARRIERS TO ACCESS INCLUDE IRONICALLY, THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ONLINE INFORMATION AS WELL AS:
* ADDICTIONS AND DISTRACTIONS
* COMPUTER USE HASSLES
* COPYRIGHT
* DISORGANIZED INFORMATION
* DOT.COM & ADVERTISING
* INDIVIDUAL LEARNING STYLES
* INTIMIDATED USERS
* NO TIME
* PASSWORD PROTECTED SITES
* PILING ON MORE INFORMATION
* POOR SEARCH SKILLS
* SCREEN READING
* SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
* STRESS
* TOO MANY GOOD CHOICES
* USER MELTDOWN
