Matthew Nickerson
LIBR1101
Blog Homework (2/12)
I
believe the difference between my past research and this research is the heavy
use of databases. In the past, book sources and other encyclopedias were used
in reference to English papers and the citations I needed for ENG 1101 and ENG
1102. It was easy to find a book in the library and reference what was seen in
the book from the topic at hand. Databases make it that much easier to find
resources and references in the subjects and categories and receive multiple
sources for the same topic. Since my topic is on “health foods”, rather than
getting one source from a book; I have many databases under “health/medicine”
or “nutrition” that can show me thousands of results. Books are shown as well
as professional journals and scholastic resources such as those articles
published in universities and institutions.
I would
not say that I am having difficulty, although some of the maneuvering around
databases can be hectic and time consuming; if not done right. One thing I would
have also liked talking about was “sources and citations”, but I am sure that
is to come in the near future of this class. Everything seems to be going well
for my research project and I happen to be getting many results with my topic.
Pleased with everything thus far. Interested to see what is to come in the next classes
Dear Matthew,
ReplyDeleteSince we must respond with a persons post I'll pick yours this time. I have to agree that after knowing how to use a database from the library, it makes finding subject topic related sources easier. But also i do think you're right about it being sometimes "hecktic". I'm glad to hear you are not having any issues, looking forward to seeing our finished work.