Quotes & Sayings About Annotating

How did Kirchmann understand the worthlessness of jurisprudence ? The answer lies in the aphorism: "Three revisions by the legislator and whole libraries became wastepaper." With a sharp alteration this answer became a slogan:"A stroke of the legislator's pen and whole libraries became wastepaper." Another aphorism in the same vein made the point even more brusquely and less politely: "Positive law turns the jurist into a worm in rotten wood." Kirchmann meant that jurisprudence could never catch up with legislation. Thus our predicament becomes immediately obvious. What remains of a science reduced to annotating and interpreting constantly changing regulations issued by state agencies presumed to be in the best position to know and articulate their true intent? — Carl Schmitt

Now here's the heavy irony. So I went back to New York to become a librarian. To actually seek out this thing I've been fleeing all my life. and (here it comes): a librarian is just not that easy to become ... Apparently there's a whole filing system and annotating system and stamping system and God knows what you have to learn before you qualify. — Elaine Dundy

Have students use Internet search tools to locate reputable online resources to back their claims. They catalog, comment on, and annotate sources of evidence using social bookmarking tools like Diigo or Delicious. Next, students share the sources with their classmates to determine the legitimacy of the evidence, the extent to which it is weakened by erroneous reasoning, or to provide ideas or additional resources for further consideration. Encourage students to add comments by annotating sources of information directly in the social bookmarking site. — Sonny Magana