{"id":18623,"date":"2012-10-26T17:49:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-26T21:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=18623"},"modified":"2012-10-26T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T00:15:13","slug":"18623","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2012\/10\/18623\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Which Knowledge Gives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Power Which Knowledge Gives\u201d:
\nGo to The Polls Armed With Reliable Information<\/h1>\n

Recently I\u00a0came across this stunning quote from James Madison in a fellow librarian\u2019s blog post<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cA popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On November 6 UC students along with the all voters will be casting their votes in the General Election. Do you have all the information you need to make the important decisions?<\/p>\n

Earlier this month we asked the students who visit Langsam library to share the sources of information they use in order to decide how to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Tumblr was the most popular source followed by Facebook and reddit. \u00a0The responses featured online news sources, TV and radio channels and talk shows, newspapers and magazine titles ranging from The New Republic<\/em> to Huffington Post,<\/em> and a broad range of websites, including RealClearPolitics , League of Women Voters, and predictably Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

Thank you for sharing your favorite sources of information. Here are some resources recommended by librarians.<\/p>\n