Problems in Internet Research

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Chapter 14

This activity contains 3 questions.

Visit The Ecole Inititative's essay on Charlemagne. Do three things: 1. Write down something you discovered about Charlemagne that you did not know. 2. Define the word "glossary" as it is used at this web site. 3. Write a short evaluation of the idea of publishing a hypertext encyclopedia entirely online. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a publication?

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Your textbook talks at some length about Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim, a remarkable figure in medieval history. You read about the doors that Bernward was responsible for. There is another large bronze object that is also associated with Bernward: a column that now sits in Hildesheim Cathedral. Use your web searching skills to locate reliable information about this column and write a paragraph describing what kind of decoration is found on the Column of Bernward.

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The Book of Kells is located in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. Find the official site of the library on the World Wide Web and then locate information about the Book of Kells. Write a paragraph explaining how the famous book is displayed. Continue exploring the site until you find out what ISOS is. Briefly describe ISOS.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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