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Research: It’s time to upgrade!. Elizabeth Dellavedova Collection Development/Reference Librarian edellavedova@nvcc.edu. What do you think about research? . Wall of resistance? How do you research? What tools do you use?
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Research:It’s time to upgrade! Elizabeth Dellavedova Collection Development/Reference Librarian edellavedova@nvcc.edu
What do you think about research? Wall of resistance? How do you research? What tools do you use? If you could use only one resource for an upcoming assignment, what would you choose?
Define “If there’s something I want, I ask…So as long as I know how to get what I want, that’s all I want to know!” “As long as you know what you want.” Holliday, Judy, and William Holden, perf. Born Yesterday. 1950. Columbia Pictures. DVD “You can't always get what you want But if you try sometimes well you might find You get what you need” Jagger, Mick, and Keith Richards. You Can't Always Get What You Want. London: Decca Records, 1969. Print.
You need a car. Think about what you: Need Want Expect
NOT Mini-vans
Your Need is a Jumble of Words Humans understand Computers Cannot!!!!
Where are you going to get your car? Base it on your needs!!
Cost & Benefits Other sources Free (?) Reputation No structure No evaluation Ads No choice (The Filter Bubble) Money (tuition, fees) Reputation Structure Evaluation No ads Choice Web/Internet/ Google
“Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black” Henry Ford Ford, Henry. My Life and Work. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1922. Print
THE FILTER BUBBLE Eli Pariser Personalized means assumptions programmed into the search results
Rockwell, Norman. The Gossips. 1948. ARTstor. Web. 1 November 2010
Dealing with CRAAP • C – Currency, timeliness • R – Relevance, relation to YOUR need • A – Authority, who, credentials • A – Accuracy, supported, reliable • P – Purpose, reason it’s there, bias
Your Gut! • Octopus paxarbolis – Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus • Spaghetti grows on trees in Southern Switzerland—BBC April Fool’s Day 1957 • Nigerian 419 scams
What all this means to you? Why care? Reputation, lifelong skills, confidence!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38352348 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gsZBBN97zCXC3sSElhRkh4_wG5lA?docId=CNG.b7b0e11361e7847889195c6db3707f9e.9f1 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304356604577341883244096256.html
Kurtz, Howard. "Ferreting out Fox's role in firing scandal; Ousted U.S. official blames network, but others ran with story. " The Washington Post 22 Jul 2010, ProQuest. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Pavia, Will. "Nicaragua stands its ground over Google maps border dispute. " The Times 16 Nov. 2010, ProQuest. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Crovitz, L Gordon. "Before 'Watergate' Could be Googled; The Internet is no substitute for hands-on reporting. " Wall Street Journal (Online) 16 Apr. 2012, ProQuest. Web. 18 Apr. 2012.
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