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Until Monday, I had never heard of Google scholar. I was having a bit of an issue with finding credible sources of information about my research topic. I found that there was a lot of opinion filled articles and editorials which come in handy but wasn’t exactly what I was looking for. I found that the tips that were showed in class did help eliminate some of that. By forcing the search engine to look for specific domains and using quotations to find something specific, I felt more comfortable with the search results. The one thing I did notice was that even though some of the results were of higher quality, they weren’t available for me to use. Why not make information available to everybody? It’s very frustrating.

In class we discussed many strategies that we can use to help advance our searches. This has been very successful with helping me locate useful information for my research paper. My favorite is google scholar. I like google scholar because it is much more trust worthy than regular google searches and,
I feel more comfortable and secure using it. Eliminating stop words has also taught me how to advance my searches. Before knowing about google scholar, I was nervous about writing my paper. Now that we went over a few different strategies, I now have more confidence. Easybib has been a great help as well because it teaches us how to be organized, it locates reliable information and my favorite part about easybib is how it sites the articles.

hi everyone,

I posted an updated class schedule on the course OpenLab site. You can find it under Syllabus. Some of the blogging assignments may be adjusted a bit to accommodate due dates of other written assignments. The annotated bibliography is NOT due Monday, November 5. It is now due on Wednesday, November 14.

See you Monday! Stay safe.

~Prof. Leonard

The issues that I have come across while doing this research project is finding reliable sources. I am also dealing with an issue that i’ve always dealt with which is, writers block. I try to think of ways on how I could attempt to write this paper such as, what my opeining sentence might be. I have been using google extensively to try and develop ways on where to locate my sources. During class, we have gone over ways that can help us locate a better source especially on how to use a search engine. Now I am more aware on how to formulate a sentence on google that can strengthen my search.

The most difficult task i’ve come across with this project has really just been starting it. I’ve never really had an easy time getting ideas from my brain out to others, and more specifically, on to paper. I’m looking more and more to just brainstorm and get ideas out of my head and written down. This strategy hasnt brought any new success specifically, but its better than not having anything written out at all. What makes things like this difficult for me are that its an execution problem, not an understanding problem. I’ve a clear idea of the goals for the project, I just hope i can attain them.