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Author Archives: Anne Leonard
Notes from today, and reading/blogging for Monday, April 16
Today we discussed some research writing strategies, and then moved on to discussion of the Grimmelmann and Fister articles, and why to evaluate information in all types of media. Slides from today are available here. I’ll be close to email … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading & homework for Wednesday, April 4
Today we discussed how to evaluate information and crowdsourced evaluation criteria for web content; here is the proof. The final criteria we determined in class are the following: authenticity objectivity scholarly merit date of publication Your research paper outline is … Continue reading
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Tagged authorship, information_evaluation, objectivity
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Notes from today, and reading and blogging assignments for Monday, April 2
Today we discussed strategies for locating articles in the library’s subscription databases. I hope you found some useful information sources while you searched, and don’t forget that you should continue to develop your list of Works Cited, even if you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged database_searching, information_evaluation, library_databases
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Notes from today, and reading/homework for Wednesday, 3/28
Today we discussed library catalogs and reviewed the guidelines for the annotated bibliography, which is due on Wednesday, March 28, preferably as an email attachment sent to me before the beginning of class. We discussed using some browser add-ons such … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading/blogging for Monday, March 26
Today we got a late start because of the mysterious fire alarm, and in the time remaining discussed advanced internet searching and specialized search engines for scholarly content, such as Google Scholar, CiteSeer, Scirus, and Microsoft Academic. I hope you … Continue reading
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Tagged Internet, library_catalogs, scholarly_sources
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Notes from today, and reading/homework for Wednesday, March 21
Today we discussed more research strategies and used bubbl.us to map concepts and identify questions and concepts related to your research questions. On Wednesday, we’ll discuss (and do) advanced internet searching, using some of the tools from last week: Boolean … Continue reading
Notes from today, and reading/blogging for Monday, March 19
Today we discussed the research process, including needs assessment, preliminary strategies, and topic development. As you know, your research topic proposal is due next Wednesday — please get in touch if you want to discuss your ideas. On Monday 3/19, … Continue reading
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Tagged badke, research_process, search_strategies, topic_development
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Notes from today, and reading & blogging homework for Wednesday, March 14
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 … Continue reading
