Author Archives: Chito2500

Process Documentation

Most of us never realized it but any information that we create, publish, or used for our own purposes were all part of process documentation. Even this post can be considered part of the process as well. Since the beginning … Continue reading

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The Life of a Link

Almost all information that we use in our daily lives have links that will take us to whatever  we need to research. It almost seems that these links virtually last forever. The truth is that they will eventually cease to … Continue reading

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Search Engines and Databases

This class covered a vast majority of ways to use and provide different types of information. I’ve learned to access various databases throughout the school’s library website.  Even though I am open to explore the world of information, sometimes my … Continue reading

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Research Journal Entry 3

Dear Journal, Today, I have continued my research on my topic: copyright and fair use. When I started searching, I first type in specific keywords. Obviously, they are “copyright” and “fair use”. The databases I’ve used provided some promising results, … Continue reading

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Research Journal Entry #2

Dear Journal, So far, my research is going well. I found an actual copyright website which allows you to submit your idea so it can be protected. The site is like a whole new world with many sights to see. … Continue reading

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Journal Entry-Research Topic Proposal

Dear Journal, So far, my proposal is going well. It’s about copyright and fair use. I submitted my proposal to Prof. Leonard and she says that it’s too “general”. Give me a break. Also, I’m still researching on my topic … Continue reading

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Search Engines and Our Usage

Every day, we search everywhere for the information that we need or desire. However, we do not get the results on our own. We acquire them by using search engines. A search engine uses a variety of features to narrow … Continue reading

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Group Discussion: Metadata

Folksonomy is a term invented by information architect, Thomas Vander Wal , who combined the words taxonomy and folk. Basically, it describes the growing population of users generating metadata by tagging digital information with their own searchable keywords. Internet commerce … Continue reading

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Research and the Power of Knowledge

There is so much information that is waiting to be discovered. How do we get all the information that we need? The answer is to simply research them. Research has provided us an golden opportunity to learn many new things … Continue reading

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Plagiarism and the Literate Population

Plagiarism is when a writer takes the original work of other writers and authors and uses it as his/her own work. Like the internet, writers must patent their work in order to prevent them from being stolen by other wannabe … Continue reading

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