Archive for February, 2008
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
1. Website to evaluate together as a group
Garlic Health Benefit
http://www.raysahelian.com/garlic.html
2. Websites to evaluate by row
Evaluate the website assigned to your row based on the CARS checklist.
Rows 1 and 2
Garlic and Cholesterol
http://www.garlic.mistral.co.uk/cholest.htm
Rows 3 and 4
Garlic: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/garlicsum.htm
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
With a partner or on your own, describe one search strategy that you are familiar with or that you learned in the session today either to narrow or broaden a search.
In twenty words or more, explain the search strategy to someone who's unfamiliar with it. First, explain if the strategy ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
Choose one of the videos below to learn about the difference between scholarly and popular periodicals, as well as the peer review process.
Identify Your Sources (10 minutes)
Created by librarians at Millard Sheets Library at the Otis College of Art & Design.
Magazines vs. Journals (6 minutes)
For an explanation of the peer ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "subject searching is ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "subject ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Read through these scenarios and decide which ones you think are plagiarism.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
Take a quiz to test what you know about plagiarism.
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
You have five minutes to post one tip for other writing 121 students about doing library research. Explain your tip as if you were talking to another student and you would like them to be able to use this idea right away. For example, don't just write "I liked the ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
Use this Synonym Generator to help you learn how to brainstorm broader and narrower words related to the ideas in your research question.
Generating keywords before your search is a strategy to help you find more relevant articles in the databases.
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Click on the Comments link below to post one tip for other Writing 121 students about doing library research.
Note: You don't have to use your name, you can post as "anonymous." If you get a message that you are "posting too fast," wait thirty seconds and try to post your ...
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