Today we discussed the mechanics of searching, including how search engines work, various alternative specialized search engines, and advanced search strategies such as Boolean operators, nesting, phrase searching, and truncation.
For Wednesday, March 14, please read Badke, chapter 2, and comment on a classmate’s blog post (comment on a maximum of 2-3 posts; your comments should equal 100 words). We will discuss the research process, including needs assessment, preliminary strategies, and topic development. We’ll spend some time brainstorming and refining topics in class. Remember that your research topic proposal is due on March 21; please do get in touch with any questions you may have.
Slides from today are available here.
~Prof. L.
