TY  - JOUR
AB  - Notes that until the advent of the Internet, major libraries and text repositories were considered by all as bastions of information, but the Internet has opened up a treasure‐trove of information for researchers and seekers of knowledge throughout the world. It has become common practice by researchers of all kinds to turn to the Internet as a convenient source of information. Asks how effectively does the Internet really present these researchers with a representative picture of the state of human knowledge? Identifies the potential misuse of the Internet as a source of biased information. Defines biased information as information not representative of the state of human knowledge. In order to provide a basis for comparison, begins by defining the concept of a representative subset, which is used as a basis for comparing the nature of different information resources. This is followed by a presentation of the use of the knowledge‐comparison function in evaluating different information resources. Then discusses the significance of information equivalence in the information age as a basis for setting concrete goals for Internet research policy. Concludes by presenting a number of courses of action including a description of X‐DEX, an Internet indexing standard based on the US Library of Congress cross‐reference system.
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SN  - 1066-2243
DO  - 10.1108/10662249710187259
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/10662249710187259
AU  - Schwartz David G.
PY  - 1997
Y1  - 1997/01/01
TI  - Mozart versus Minsky: information bias on the Internet
T2  - Internet Research
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 263
EP  - 268
Y2  - 2024/04/16
ER  -