Here's a problem I can relate to when using Internet sites in the learning process: On the Web, Research Work Proves Ephemeral : "Dellavalle's concerns reflect those of a growing number of scientists and scholars who are nervous about their increasing reliance on a medium that is proving far more ephemeral than archival. In one recent study, one-fifth of the Internet addresses used in a Web-based high school science curriculum disappeared over 12 months...It's a huge problem," said Brewster Kahle, digital librarian at the Internet Archive in San Francisco. "The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to run a culture." "
Posted by gsiemens at November 24, 2003 01:29 PM