http://www.researchtips.org a place to share strategies for doing library research Sun, 16 May 2010 01:35:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I enjoyed working with you all yesterday. Below are brief answers to your questions, since we didn’t get a chance to cover them all in class. Feel free to post additional questions if you have them. What is the best use of Issues and Controversies? Issues and Controversies, as well as ... http://www.researchtips.org/2009/03/25/writing-122-humphries-answers-to-your-questions/ Post one question about doing research that you would like answered in today's library session. OR Post a tip for other Writing 122 students about doing research. http://www.researchtips.org/2009/03/24/writing-122-humphries/ Since the last library session, what is one thing you have learned about doing research? What is one question you would like answered about doing research? Which search strategy listed on the board do you still have questions about? http://www.researchtips.org/2008/11/10/writing-121-hernandez-session-2/ Please share one tip with other Writing 121 students about doing research. http://www.researchtips.org/2008/10/12/writing-121-kendy/ Please post a research tip for other Writing 121 students. http://www.researchtips.org/2008/10/02/writing-121-fox/ Please post a research tip for other Writing 121 students at LCC. http://www.researchtips.org/2008/09/22/writing-121-hernandez/ 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 ... http://www.researchtips.org/2008/09/11/writing-121-vance-2/ 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 http://www.researchtips.org/2008/02/19/evaluating-internet-sources-can-garlic-help-lower-your-cholesterol/ 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 ... http://www.researchtips.org/2008/02/18/search-strategies/ 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 ... http://www.researchtips.org/2008/02/18/scholarly-journals-peer-review-process/