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Coles Notes

Coles Notes are student guides to literature, published in Canada. The Coles bookstore first published Coles Notes in 1948. The first title was on the French novella Colomba by Prosper Mérimée. In 1958, Jack and Carl Cole, founders of Coles, sold the U.S. rights to Coles Notes to Cliff Hillegass, who then published the books under CliffsNotes. Coles Notes is currently owned by Indigo Books in Canada.

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Coles Notes are student guides to literature, published in Canada. The Coles bookstore first published Coles Notes in 1948. The first title was on the French novella Colomba by Prosper Mérimée. In 1958, Jack and Carl Cole, founders of Coles, sold the U.S. rights to Coles Notes to Cliff Hillegass, who then published the books under CliffsNotes. Coles Notes is currently owned by Indigo Books in Canada.

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  1. publication date: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366033495

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