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From: "Pat at Continuity Press" <>
Subject: [APG] syllabus/handout bibliography
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 09:58:49 -0500


In preparing the bibliography for a lecture handout, if there is a book that
has a good deal of information (genealogical, anecdotal, historical) that is
not in any other publication and the book is pertinent to the lecture topic,
would it be appropriate to include that book in the bibliography if the
book, overall, does not meet the GPS? Here are some of the specific flaws:

1. no index
2. poor reference notes, i.e., unclear, incomplete
3. ambiguity
4. statements of opinion based on information that supports what the author
already believes but ignoring the information that conflicts with the stated
opinion; apparently written from the angle of, "Here is what I believe and
here is what proves it." <shudder>
5. poorly styled without standard publishing format or design coupled with
poor writing skills and poor editing.
6. poor reasoning; conclusions often reached without enough evidence


I know it sounds like this book should be thrown out the window <G>, but it
does have a lot of viable information that isn't available elsewhere, or at
least not easily found and retrieved. In addition, I am a friend of the
author and I will be in the position of being asked, "Why didn't you include
my book in your stinky old bibliography?"

I am in a push-pull situation about including it in a bibliography for a
lecture. All advice will be considered and appreciated.

Thanks!

Pat

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