Tag Archives: research

Preserving sources on the web

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jessica

Link rot is the common occurrence of links and or URL’S ceasing to work. In the past we were would store important scholarly information on analog devices that could be pulled for reference and stored for further use. With the … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Link

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Chito2500

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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Journal Entry 4

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Alae Mito

In class we learned many new strategies we are able to use everyday. The one I learned and enjoyed using the must would be the Library Database. I like this strategy because it is similar to Google Scholar but unlike … Continue reading →

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Search Engines and Databases

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Chito2500

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

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Chito2500

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

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Chito2500

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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Preliminary research

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jessica

So far my research for this topic has been relatively superficial. My topic is rather new, in general it is how web 2.0 and other media outlets are affecting the lives of strictly religious communities. My biggest hurdle so far … Continue reading →

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Journal Entry-Research Topic Proposal

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Chito2500

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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Badke: Ch.2 Taking Charge

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Jovi

Badke said ” plan your research as a strategy rather than as a mad dash through libraries and databases”. This statement will help me stay calm and own my reasearch.  The way I interpret a working knowledge is studying research … Continue reading →

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Controlled researching

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jessica

The most frustrating stage of the research process is typing in a keyword and having 500 articles appear that are in no way related to your topic. I find the aspects of controlled tagging and controlled vocabulary (brought up by … Continue reading →

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