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The Seattle Public Library is running an online voters guide and checking facts on a range of issues in the Washington State and Federal elections. Hurray for them. Their site is called the Living Voters Guide. It covers some hot-button issues including same gender marriage, legalization of marijuana and charter schools.
A recent blog on the Seattle Times website had a headline calling this a risky experiment, but valuable and describes how it works and some of the issues that have arisen for the librarians supporting this resource. I disagree with the headline and the characterization of this as being risky. This is exactly what our profession should be doing, particularly because we can assess, evaluate and curate information sources so well.
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BTW, as you can see I have taken an extended break from blogging here. I’m now focusing on getting back into it on a more regular basis.
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