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Category Archives: Readings
Search Engines
When i was searching for a good source for my research topic i did come across some good searches on Google and Yahoo about information and privacy regarding professional sports. I had about one thousand or more search results that … Continue reading
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Tagged advance searching, catalogs, Internet, readings
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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
Developing a good research question and topic
It took me a long time to find a topic that i would like to do research on for my research proposal topic project, i didn’t have a clue on what i wanted to write about at the time. We … 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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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
KeyWords
Reading Badke’s Chapter 3 brought up the question “Do you remember the first thing that you have ever googled?” Keywords is the key to getting the search results you want. As Badke state, if you use the wrong search technique … Continue reading
Search Engines
Search Engines are a compilation of databases of information managed by millions to billions of people throughout the world — at least that’s how I thought they basically worked for everyone. That is until it was presented in class that … Continue reading
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Badke Chapter 3:Database Searching With Keywords and Hierarchies
As Badke stated in his reading “A database is any collection of data that can be retrieved using organized search procedures.” I like what i was reading in this chapter because i always use Google to search for information that … Continue reading
