Reference Librarians will be around for a long time to come, they offer that human connection needed to navigate through the sea of information available. As a public librarian I see it everyday; Where would I find information on birds? How do I find this site of the Internet? Could you help me find information about Canada? We need to be there to advise them on information options?
The biggest problem with using these sites is what to use when and how reliable is the information!
I did a search on: What Chinese Emperor was buried with Terra Cotta Soldiers?
ChaCha: Emperor Qin was buried with an army of more than eight thousand soldiers made of terra cotta. Thanks for using ChaCha!
AllExperts: Gemma writes on 2007-10-20 07:49:39
The Terracotta Army was buried with the first Emperor in 210-209 BC. Their purpose was to help rule another empire with him in the afterlife. they are also sometimes referred to as "Qin's Armies". After a great deal of advert sing.
WikiAnwers: Needed more information
Yahoo Answers: Several websites to investigate.
So you can see there is a wide range of answers to one question and finding the right site is tricky. The article 'Lose Your Wikipedia Crutch: 100 Places to Go for Good Answers Online' and 'Who's Asking? A Roundup of Q&A Sites' had several good suggestions on where to go for what. And for the public speed is usually an important factor.
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