Monthly Archives: February 2012

Wiki’s are a two way street

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ajimenez630

As an avid user of wiki’s I didn’t really think I would learn anything new from the video. Unfortunately my suspicions were confirmed but the video only briefly touches on the usefulness of wiki’s.Wiki’s  can express topics upon many things–your favorite show,a … Continue reading →

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Blogs In English

Posted on February 4, 2012 by mikeferrara

After watching this video my view of blogs has become more broad.  I use blogs all the time, to find obscure information, look up reviews on products, and especially to find how to fix my computer.  After watching  the video I now … Continue reading →

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Chapters 1 & 8

Posted on February 3, 2012 by itohanedoloyi

I enjoyed reading the Preface. I found it interesting that William Badke described researching as something that in turn, someone can come to enjoy. It’s almost as if researching about a topic you may know or not, can be intriguing, … Continue reading →

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“Wiki’s in Plain English”

Posted on February 3, 2012 by egonzalez

  I found Common Crafts video “Wiki’s in Plain English” to be extremely informative. Prior to watching it I had no idea what a “Wiki” was. I had just assumed it was an abbreviation for the Wikipedia site, when actually … Continue reading →

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Chapter 1 & 8 William Badke Assignment #1

Posted on February 2, 2012 by cruzanthonymark

William Badke brings up interesting point of views such as making the reader realize that research isn’t all about gathering a huge mass of information but also to “strategize” how these information that the researcher have gathered will be utilized … Continue reading →

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Chapters 1 & 8

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Suly Paredes

Researching is the main thing I been doing since I was younger. I have been curious on certain topics from the moment I was allowed to use a computer in the library. Personally, in what William Badke stated about the … Continue reading →

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Notes from today, and reading for Monday, February 6

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Anne Leonard

Today we viewed a timeline of information technologies, considered the future of information technologies, and learned about the information cycle from a video produced by UTK Libaries. Chapter 1 of Badke raises some important issues that we did not fully … Continue reading →

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chapters 1 and 8, William, Badke.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by ragoo8111

I find William Badke to be a no nonsense kind of guy. He has no problem cutting through the chaste , simplifying the complexities of research and documentation. I totally disagree with him in calling a good light read ” … Continue reading →

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Badke reading, ch 1 & ch 8

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Michael.M

Reading these two chapters from Badke’s book actually was pretty interesting I might say so myself. Not only does he bring up major points about today’s society being altered to the extent an individuals knowledge is somewhat overlooked, but he … Continue reading →

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Research Strategies by William Badke: Preface, Chapter 1, and Chapter 8

Posted on February 1, 2012 by evortega

Just by reading the preface, chapter 1, and chapter 8, I can tell that this book by Williams Badke is going to be interesting. In the beginning of chapter 1, Badke stated the purpose of information and how we depend on it … Continue reading →

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