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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

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Blogs: The End of the “Gatekeepers”?

Blogs. They’re everywhere in the Internet and cover a wide-range of topics of interest, ranging from food to sports to news (either locally – based on where the blogger lives – or international headlines that the blogger deems to be … Continue reading

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Notes from today, and reading for Monday, February 6

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.

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

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

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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Badke Chapter 1 & Chapter 8

In Chapter 1 of Research Strategies Badke walks us through the amazing evolutionary journey that information has undergone along with the pros and cons. Before print, information was only passed on orally, this limited the amount of people who had … Continue reading

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Electronic Information: The chameleon cometh

E-documents as stated in Ch. 1 have been questioned over as to what they really are. If an exact copy of a paper document was made into electronic format is it the same? At first glance many would state yes. … Continue reading

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Research Strategies Chapters 1 and 8

When i first started reading chapters 1 and 8 i definitely could relate to what Mr. William Badke was talking about how to research. In chapter 1 i liked when he discussed about false research and how it deals with … Continue reading

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Research 1&8

William Badke, as a writer, seems to be someone who is personally trying to speak to his audience. While most writers will beat around the bush, Badke gets straight to the point. In chapter one of his book, Badke writes about the the … Continue reading

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