July 12, 2012

July 12, 2012

     Thank you Ms. A. for recommending the article, “Writing a Paper? Try These 7 Research Tips.” I can use all the help I can get when it comes to writing a research paper. I didn’t even realize there are electronic resources. I haven’t written a research paper in a very long time so this article is going to be very beneficial to me. The electronic resources it lists and the tips that it gives while searching for resources is great. This article states, “The best place to start is not with Google, Bing, or Wikipedia but with E-reserves.” I honestly would have started with Google and Wikipedia. I thought these search engines were the go-to places to do research. Man, was I wrong! Also, I had never heard of WorldCat. It’s a free, public catalog. I am going to have to check that our soon. I also found “8 More Research Tips for College Students” helpful. Both of these article are from U.S. News’ website. I think it states an important tip: “Drive your sources (don’t let them drive you).” It’s easy to get caught up in all the facts and before you know it you are taking a side road because someone else made a good point about you topic. Stay focused! Both of these articles offer so many good tips. I didn’t realize there were website out there that were citation guides. This is something I really struggle with. Why is it necessary to do all of the mind boggling citation crap! It’s nice to know there is help out there. I am so going to use this for our research/what is a place paper.