The original purpose of this blog was as an assignment in my library class. We were to create it and then post all other assignments on it throughout the term. Now that the class is over, I figured I would hang onto it and use it for general talk of all good things book-related. Why waste a perfectly good banner that my husband worked so hard to help me with?
So let's start off with why books and who I am.
I am long-time bookworm. I think I also qualify as a bibliophile - if for quantity of my collection if not monetary quality. I don't have any collector's editions. Signed copies only really matter to me if I have met the author or if it is an author I will never meet. But I can't seem to resist an old sci-fi paperback with a terrific cover circa 1970. And if anyone has old Patricia Coombs books about Dorrie: send them my way! More about that some other time.
I am a few weeks away from finally finishing that BA in English (Creative Writing emphasis - but don't judge this blog to harshly, thank you very much). Ten years after my first classes in library work, I will enter a Masters in Library and Info Science this fall. I am SO excited!
I have started a part-time job at a library in a private law firm. I will be handling mostly desk work. But along with the vendor invoices I will be able to catalog new material, learn about law library operations, and fiddle with catalog software that I have not used before. I think that it will be a useful position. I was lucky to land it with the relatively little library education I have. Here's to hoping that I learn a lot and get to try many areas of library work!
My personal reading: I read all sorts of genres. I find that I often go through phases, reading a lot in one area for a while and then dropping it altogether for a while in favor of something new. I will often read several different types at a time. I have different moods and attention spans throughout the day, so much like my taste and temperament in music, I like variety to match those changes.
I like books in all formats. I mostly do a lot of good old fashioned reading of traditionally bound books. I live within walking distance of several bookstores and public library branches. But I also like audio books and will continue to defend them as a legitimate, enjoyable, and even necessary format. I also have been known to enjoy the occasional film adaption. I don't have a Kindle, but am not opposed to the idea of digital formats - as long as my eyes can stand the screen. Anyone want to teach me to read braille?
I think that this blog will mostly be to keep track of what I am reading. I will post what I do and don't recommend and for what type of reader. Frankly I just want a place to talk books. But I also get asked a lot about what to read and this gives me a good format to organize those thoughts so that I can readily come up with responses on cue. I need to work on those muscles - someday I hope to be behind a desk or in the stacks helping patrons choose something! But I reserve the right to post about other book topics. Or whatever else I darn well please. So there!
Keep watching for updates. I will slowly be adding more on Library Thing, so the widget will keep changing. And I will post a book review soon.
Welcome to my virtual bookshelf and happy reading!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Blast!
I really was going to write that paper I missed. It was nice of you all to offer the time to make it up. But what can you do with students who, despite all your efforts to make class easy, still miss assignments? Of course I was doing very important things with my time. Such as writing a paper on that Julie Taymor production of Titus. And wishing I had joined the drill team. Oh well. I kind of wanted to take the final anyway.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
my greedy enjoyment is now del.icio.us
Here is my del.icio.us account: http://delicious.com/seejanedough
- How might an individual use del.icio.us?
Personally, my bookmarks were getting terrible disorganized. I would bookmark a page, but not want to take the time to properly file it at that time. Now I have a huge mess of unsorted bookmarks. Del.icio.us seems to be a bit easier to mark at sort at the time. I will have to use it a bit more to form an opinion, though.
- What is tagging? What are its advantages and disadvantages?
I followed your resource reference to your del.icio.us article “Tagging meets subject headings.” I think an interesting point is raised in the subject heading meets tagging link.
Tagging is useful in del.icio.us for me because I can tag bookmarks with why I included them. Sometimes when I have ten minutes and need a laugh, my tag “funny” is useful to me. This does not a subject heading like “humor” could be. But usually websites, blogs, other things that I find funny just are funny and are not like an Erma Bombeck book that is written as a “humor” piece. Things I link to online are fluid and change. Tags allow me to give a bit of information that makes sense to me, but may not be as useful in a static category system.
This is where some disadvantages that I see exist. It becomes a bit less useful to outsiders who view my del.icio.us account. One of the options is about public or private access to the account. So if I let it be public, my tag of “family” is not applicable to outside viewers.
- How does del.icio.us embody the principles of the Web 2.0 philosophy?
It fits in perfectly with Wikipedia’s explanation of Web 2.0 ideals of: “facilitate(ing) communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web.” I hate to use Wikipedia, but it concisely said what I wanted. Del.icio.us allows users to share what they are doing and interacting with. Which seems to be very important in current thought, as explained in “The Machine is Us/ing Us” that you had assigned us to watch earlier this term.
And yes, I totally searched your del.icio.us to see if you had it stored there, too.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
RSS feeds
1. How would you explain RSS to a friend?
RSS feeds are great. RSS feeds are like setting my DVR verses live TV. If I want to watch something, with live TV I have to either watch whatever is on and immediately available, or wait around until a favorite show starts. Or I have to check the listings to see when it is on. Just like before, I would check my favorite blogs regularly to see if anything new was posted. Or, if nothing new was posted, I would surf, looking for something good.
With a DVR, I can set it to record shows I want. After the initial set-up (just like RSS – but RSS is easier!) I no longer have to constantly check when a show will be aired, I can simply set the DVR to record on it’s own. Then all my programs are waiting for me in the same spot when I have time for them. With my RSS – now all the newest posts of my favorite blogs are in one place waiting for me when I have time.
2. What feeds did you subscribe to?
I subscribed to two raw food community sites, and one recipe site. These ones are blogs/sites I have not spent a lot of time on before, so I will need to watch what comes up on my feed. I may take some off if they produce too much superfluous junk too often.
I also subscribed to Not Always Right – a hilarious site that has constant new posts that don’t arrive at any scheduled time or date. The feed is particularly good for this one because I like the new posts, but don’t always want to bother to check it if nothing new is up.
Oh - and of course I subscribed to the class site!
3. What might you use RSS feeds for in your school/personal life?
My sisters and their spouses have recently started family blogs. I will now subscribe to theirs – or encourage them to get a feed so that I can subscribe. As we are all moving away from each other geographically, we are also getting busier and busier. Already my oldest sister always asks “Did you read my latest post?” Now I will know when she posted as soon as she does.
Academic Search Premier
There are 6 main types of published works you will find in Academic Search Premier
1. empirical research articles (in which experimental research is documented) [academic journals]
2. theoretical or review articles [academic journals]
3. commentary/response articles [academic journals]
4. magazine and newspaper articles [popular literature]
5. book reviews [both academic and popular]
To answer the following questions, you will need to find each article in Academic Search Premier using the information provided. You may need to limit by specific fields and explore other limiters from the Refine Search menu in order to do this, take your time. Once you find each article, read its abstract and answer the questions.
1. Which of the above types of published works would be considered primary sources?
empirical research articles, theoretical or review articles, and some magazine and newspaper articles
2. The author is Tripathi and the article title is “Land of the blessed.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
It is a book review.
Tripathi, S. (2008, January 21). Land of the blessed. New Statesman, 137(4880), 55-56.
(indent)Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
3. The author is Carpenter and it was published in “Prevention” in 2008. What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
I found two:
both are magazine articles (popular literature)
Carpenter, S. (2008, December). Is your parent over-medicated?. Prevention,
(indent)60(12), 142-151. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
Carpenter, S. (2008, February). Joy: how to make it last. Prevention, 60(2), 182-187. Retrieved
(indent)May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
4. The author is Boehm and it was published in “Journal of Career Assessment.” What type of article is it? What is the main conclusion of the article? Cite it in correct APA format.
I was a little unsure at first, but I did a search and found that the “Journal of Career Assessment” provides “methodologically sound, empirically based studies.” But the author is looking at and drawing a conclusion from specific studies. So I will label this: theoretical or review article.
The main conclusion of the article is that achievement in one’s career can be shown to follow a person’s happiness, and that when “positive affect(s)” are introduced, that success will often document-ably follow.
Boehm, J. (2008, February). Does Happiness Promote Career Success?. Journal of Career
(indent)Assessment, 16(1), 101-116. Retrieved May 14, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
5. The author is Farmer and it is published in “Foreign Affairs.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
It is a commentary/response article
Farmer, P. (2007). From Marvelous Momentum to Health Care for All. Foreign
(indent)Affairs, 86(2), 155-159. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
6. The authors are Levin, Reysen & Ganz and the article title is “The kindness of strangers revisited.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
This is an empirical research article.
Levine, R., Reysen, S., & Ganz, E. (2008, February). The kindness of strangers revisited: a
(indent)comparison of 24 US cities. Social Indicators Research, 85(3), 461-481. Retrieved May (indent)13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
1. empirical research articles (in which experimental research is documented) [academic journals]
2. theoretical or review articles [academic journals]
3. commentary/response articles [academic journals]
4. magazine and newspaper articles [popular literature]
5. book reviews [both academic and popular]
To answer the following questions, you will need to find each article in Academic Search Premier using the information provided. You may need to limit by specific fields and explore other limiters from the Refine Search menu in order to do this, take your time. Once you find each article, read its abstract and answer the questions.
1. Which of the above types of published works would be considered primary sources?
empirical research articles, theoretical or review articles, and some magazine and newspaper articles
2. The author is Tripathi and the article title is “Land of the blessed.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
It is a book review.
Tripathi, S. (2008, January 21). Land of the blessed. New Statesman, 137(4880), 55-56.
(indent)Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
3. The author is Carpenter and it was published in “Prevention” in 2008. What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
I found two:
both are magazine articles (popular literature)
Carpenter, S. (2008, December). Is your parent over-medicated?. Prevention,
(indent)60(12), 142-151. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
Carpenter, S. (2008, February). Joy: how to make it last. Prevention, 60(2), 182-187. Retrieved
(indent)May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
4. The author is Boehm and it was published in “Journal of Career Assessment.” What type of article is it? What is the main conclusion of the article? Cite it in correct APA format.
I was a little unsure at first, but I did a search and found that the “Journal of Career Assessment” provides “methodologically sound, empirically based studies.” But the author is looking at and drawing a conclusion from specific studies. So I will label this: theoretical or review article.
The main conclusion of the article is that achievement in one’s career can be shown to follow a person’s happiness, and that when “positive affect(s)” are introduced, that success will often document-ably follow.
Boehm, J. (2008, February). Does Happiness Promote Career Success?. Journal of Career
(indent)Assessment, 16(1), 101-116. Retrieved May 14, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
5. The author is Farmer and it is published in “Foreign Affairs.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
It is a commentary/response article
Farmer, P. (2007). From Marvelous Momentum to Health Care for All. Foreign
(indent)Affairs, 86(2), 155-159. Retrieved May 13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
6. The authors are Levin, Reysen & Ganz and the article title is “The kindness of strangers revisited.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
This is an empirical research article.
Levine, R., Reysen, S., & Ganz, E. (2008, February). The kindness of strangers revisited: a
(indent)comparison of 24 US cities. Social Indicators Research, 85(3), 461-481. Retrieved May (indent)13, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Authority
Authority is a tricky subject. Is the person who has the most applied experience with a subject the expert because they are familiar with it on a practical level? Or is the person who has the most intellectual knowledge of a subject more reliable because they can discuss it academically?
Both approaches to authority have their merits and their weaknesses. Someone who has spent their entire professional life as a driller would be better informed on things like how to run the machine, or idiosyncrasies of the effects weather on soil textures and drill bit interaction that an academic source would simply not be familiar enough with the equipment to ask.
However, the “expert” approach gives accountability and therefore credibility to information. If one wanted to research the life story of Karl Marx, one wants to be sure that the source of their information is reliable. If anyone can author resources, it is far to easy to change information to suit one’s bias.
I think that it is important to use both expert and laymen information to gather information about the entirety of our human knowledge. But I like to be choosey about who I ask about what. Depending on the context of what information I am looking for, that is how I decide what source would give me the best – the most useful information for my circumstances.
For example, when I write a paper on the cinematic style choices in Julie Taymor’s production of Titus, it is important that I refer to experts on cinematic theory as well as Shakespearean interpretation. If I were to ask the video store clerk what he thought about the significance of the toy solders in the opening scene, the information I receive would not be usable for a critical, academic essay. The clerk’s response may be interesting and even theoretically sound. However, he is not an established authority on either subject, and therefore not a reliable source for accurate information.
But if I were to write an essay on the general public’s reaction to Taymor’s production, the clerk would be an excellent source. He would be able to give information because he is now the actual primary source of information. He is an expert on his own experience.
When evaluating the usefulness of a source, even academic ones, it is always important to keep in mind how relevant, reliable, and connected that source is to their subject. Each one of these three areas can change how the source evaluates their subject. A source can fall anywhere within the spectrums of spectrum of relevance, reliability, and connection. Depending on where they land, it changes how I, as the consumer, should evaluate the information I am given.
Both approaches to authority have their merits and their weaknesses. Someone who has spent their entire professional life as a driller would be better informed on things like how to run the machine, or idiosyncrasies of the effects weather on soil textures and drill bit interaction that an academic source would simply not be familiar enough with the equipment to ask.
However, the “expert” approach gives accountability and therefore credibility to information. If one wanted to research the life story of Karl Marx, one wants to be sure that the source of their information is reliable. If anyone can author resources, it is far to easy to change information to suit one’s bias.
I think that it is important to use both expert and laymen information to gather information about the entirety of our human knowledge. But I like to be choosey about who I ask about what. Depending on the context of what information I am looking for, that is how I decide what source would give me the best – the most useful information for my circumstances.
For example, when I write a paper on the cinematic style choices in Julie Taymor’s production of Titus, it is important that I refer to experts on cinematic theory as well as Shakespearean interpretation. If I were to ask the video store clerk what he thought about the significance of the toy solders in the opening scene, the information I receive would not be usable for a critical, academic essay. The clerk’s response may be interesting and even theoretically sound. However, he is not an established authority on either subject, and therefore not a reliable source for accurate information.
But if I were to write an essay on the general public’s reaction to Taymor’s production, the clerk would be an excellent source. He would be able to give information because he is now the actual primary source of information. He is an expert on his own experience.
When evaluating the usefulness of a source, even academic ones, it is always important to keep in mind how relevant, reliable, and connected that source is to their subject. Each one of these three areas can change how the source evaluates their subject. A source can fall anywhere within the spectrums of spectrum of relevance, reliability, and connection. Depending on where they land, it changes how I, as the consumer, should evaluate the information I am given.
Catalog assignment
1. Go to the library home page (http://library.csueastbay.edu).
Run a Keyword search on the following term: Colonialism
How many hits did you get? 352 hits
Who is the author of the first work on your results list? Cohen, Benjamin B.
What type of work is this? E-book an electronic book that can be accessed online.
2. Click "modify search" to go to the library catalog’s Advanced Search page. Add United States to the second search box. Leave colonialism in the first box.
How many results did you get? 47 results
Find the result authored by Kharem, Haroon.
What's the title of this work? “A curriculum of repression : a pedagogy of racial history in the United States”
What is the Call Number? LC2741 .K53 2006
Where in the library would you go to get this book? (hint--check the library floor plans by following the Maps link at the very bottom of the library home page)
The book would be on the second floor, Upper-Mall, in the east book stacks that range from DA-PQ.
Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation.
Refer the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
Kharem, H. A curriculum of repression : a pedagogy of racial history in the United States.
(2006). New York : P. Lang.
3. Click "back" on your browser, then "modify search." In the search box, add Britain to create the statement (United States OR Britain). Remember that OR widens your search results, instructing the library catalog to return all results with "united states" or "Britain" somewhere in the record, and also the term "colonialism."
How many results did you get? 24089 results
What is the title of the first work on your results list? Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multidisciplinary handbook
List two subject headings for this work: a) Minorities-Mnetal Health Services-Great Britain b) Social Psychology-Great Britain
Look carefully at this record. Why did the library catalog pull up this book (where did it find a match for your search phrase?) In each of the three subject headings, one of the secondary headings was Great Britain.
Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation. Refer to the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
Fernando, S., Keating, F. (2009). Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multidisciplinary
handbook. London ; New York : Routledge.
4. Return to the main Haystac search page (you can click Another Search). Type the following into the first search box: global warming
Under Limits, choose "Reference Collection" from the location menu.
Under Sorted By: Search and Sort, choose "sorted bv date"
What is the title of the most recent work (top of the list) Endangered species
Where in the library would you find this? It is in the reference section. This is on the first floor, Lower Mall, in the west section labeled Reference.
5. Now start over and run a search for a video about global warming (search and sort by date).
What is the most recently produced video in the library? An inconvenient truth
What is this video's call number? DVD 572
Where in the library would you go to get this? You would have to ask for it at the Media/Reserves desk on the second floor, Upper Mall.
Boolean assignment
Boolean Searching Strategies
The following candies are records in your database. They have the following properties:
Twix contain chocolate, cookie, and caramel
Caramel Kisses chocolate and caramel
Snickers contain chocolate, caramel, and nuts
Kit Kat contain chocolate and cookie
Caramels contain caramel (!)
What would be the results of the following search statements?
1. Caramel NOT Nuts = Twix, Carmel Kisses, Caramels
2. Chocolate OR Caramel = Twix, Caramel kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat, Caramels
3. (Chocolate AND Caramel) NOT Cookie = Caramel Kisses, Snickers
4. Chocolate OR Nuts = Twix, Caramel kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat,
5. Cookie AND Chocolate = Twix, Kit Kat
6. Chocolate NOT Caramel = Kit Kat
7. Nuts OR Caramel = Caramel Kisses, Snickers, Caramels
The following candies are records in your database. They have the following properties:
Twix contain chocolate, cookie, and caramel
Caramel Kisses chocolate and caramel
Snickers contain chocolate, caramel, and nuts
Kit Kat contain chocolate and cookie
Caramels contain caramel (!)
What would be the results of the following search statements?
1. Caramel NOT Nuts = Twix, Carmel Kisses, Caramels
2. Chocolate OR Caramel = Twix, Caramel kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat, Caramels
3. (Chocolate AND Caramel) NOT Cookie = Caramel Kisses, Snickers
4. Chocolate OR Nuts = Twix, Caramel kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat,
5. Cookie AND Chocolate = Twix, Kit Kat
6. Chocolate NOT Caramel = Kit Kat
7. Nuts OR Caramel = Caramel Kisses, Snickers, Caramels
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Topic Development and Research Questions
Part I. Good Question/Bad Question
Ø What happened in the Darfur region of
This is a rather broad question, so it is not very good for research. It needs to be narrowed down quite a bit. First off, there are a lot of smaller topics regarding
Ø Did news coverage of the poor conditions at the U.S. Military’s
This question is more focused than the first one. But it does presuppose some information. In this case, it takes for granted that the reader and writer both are thinking of the same source for the mentioned news coverage. Assuming that this is the case, it allows for focused response to the given question.
I guess I feel that this is a fine question for a group discussion. But I personally would be a bit unhappy doing a research paper on it. I would prefer to do a paper on related and more broken down topics like these:
“What did the news media reveal regarding conditions of the care for veterans housed at the U.S. Military’s
“What was the national reaction to news coverage of the poor conditions at the U.S. Military’s
“After the news coverage regarding conditions of the care for veterans housed at the U.S. Military’s
Ø Did
Once again, this is straight forward, so an improvement on the more open-ended questions. But it is not sufficient for an entire research paper. A person could use one source and answer with one word. Sure it answers the question, but no, it is not enough. Better questions would be:
“Why was
“After
Ø Does the media cause eating disorders in women?
How in the world to straddle this one? Or prove the statement one claims in response? This is too broad. The question needs to be narrowed in one for or another. The easiest way would be to simply show a causal link between media and eating disorders in women rather than having to prove for certain that media causes E.D.’s.
Instead, one could try “In what way does media influence perception of body image in women?”
Ø Is there evidence that vocational training programs in
This is one of the better focused questions. I would still like to tweak it a bit, again because it is awkward to answer this question in any way other than yes or no. I would arrange it to ask “What evidence exists to support the claim that vocational training programs in
Part II: Answer the following questions.
1. When you’re developing a research topic, you should be able to talk for one minute about that topic. Explain why, and how you’d prepare yourself.
It is important that a person can grasp both (a) the main idea/the purpose of a topic as well as (b) the parts that are most relevant to the topic. One should have a comprehensive understanding of these ideas enough to be able to relate this information to another person clearly, succinctly, and yet thoroughly. If one cannot meet these requirements, they may not fully understand their topic.
How I prepare myself depends greatly on who I am addressing and about what. Let’s just assume that I am trying to pull together a report for my boss on the fiscal budget for the year. I would review all the necessary documents to try and grasp a broad view of the year’s budget reports. Then I would look at quarterly summaries to understand patterns. I would then look at specific reports to understand details such as unusual expenses or profits. After all this I would be prepared to tell my boss what our overall budget needs were, whether or not they had been met, what we could expect for next year, and what it meant for us at this moment.
2. Describe some ways you can narrow the focus of a research topic.
My favorite way to narrow a topic is to ask myself “Therefore what?” If one is writing a paper or a speech, it all comes together at the end in a big “Therefore” statement. I look at a given question and if I can’t summarize the topic and then answer why it matters, it either is to general or not a properly phrased question.
So then I start breaking up the question. I ask why does this matter? (Like the Germany/Poland question). Or I ask Is this the right way to ask this question (like the prison vocational program question). And last of all, I ask myself if the question is getting to a relevant and specific topic by the way it is asked (the
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Plagiarism/Citation assignment
Here is the plagiarism/citation assignment, parts 1 through 4:
Part 1
Put yourself in your professor's shoes. Sometimes students hand in work that just doesn't look like student writing! Your job for the next three questions is to find out whether all or part of these examples were cut and pasted from a website. If so, paste the url of the website that was plagiarized below the writing sample. If not, just write "not plagiarized."
Note: you can google an exact phrase by putting it in " " (quotation marks) in the search box.
1. Student writes:
"Athough electronic health records can save health professionals time and cut hospital costs, implementing these systems will be a challenge. Many hospitals cannot afford them, and physician resistance and the lack of universal standards are also reasons cited by hospitals for not instituting these systems. President Obama’s economic stimulus package, which includes 19 billion for e-health records, might be enough to overcome the barriers to adopting these technologies”
I actually found two places that that used the phrase “physician resistance and the lack of universal standards are also reasons cited by hospitals” and refer to the same article. I am sure there could be more since it is originally from a news article that is reprinted and referenced. The two I found are listed below:
http://www.womenshealth.gov/News/english/625431.htm
http://news.health.com/2009/03/26/few-hospitals-embracing-electronic-health-record-systems/
2. Student writes:
"The controversial issue of global warming has troubled society for many years now. Although some believe that it is a hoax, others view global warming as the greatest challenge of our time. While global warming is a complex issue that some have used to manipulate consumers, it must be taken seriously as the bulk of scientific evidence points to the reality of this phenomenon, which can dramatically alter our climate.”
Not plagiarized? I thought this had bits that certainly could have been. But I didn’t find them anywhere else, despite my efforts.
3. Student writes:
“Twitter, a so-called micro-blogging service has taken off over the past year. Users may post messages about their status, their moods, their location and other tidbits on Twitter. Most popular among young adults, Twitter has also been used by savvy marketers to inform users about products, and even by journalists who use it as a quick method of sharing story coverage.”
http://www.twine.com/item/120wgjtrx-c5/pew-internet-twitter-and-status-updating
Part 2
Use the APA Citation Guidelines to put all the elements of the scrambled citations in the right place and make correct APA style citations.
4. Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. 28(3), 439-446. Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (2004).
What kind of citation is this? An article citation.
4. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. (2004). Avoiding Plagiarism. Journal of Geography in
(indent)Higher Education, 28(3), 439-446. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from
(indent)Academic Search Premier database.
5. (2006). My stroke of insight: A Brain scientist’s personal journey. Taylor, J.B.
New York: Viking.
What kind of citation is this? Book citation.
5. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Taylor, J.B. (2006). My stroke of insight: A Brain scientist’s personal journey.
(indent) New York: Viking.
6. Retrieved March 27, 2009 from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ngv.htm How
natural-gas vehicles work. (n.d.). Harris, W.
What kind of citation is this? Webpage citation.
6. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Harris, W. (n.d.). How natural-gas vehicles work. Retrieved March 27, 2009
(indent) from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ngv.htm .
7. Logan, UT: College Reading Association. (pp. 51-54). In M.B. Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.), (2007). Stroud, B. Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about African Americans, their communities, and their quilts.
What kind of citation is this? An edited collection or reference book citation.
7. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Stroud, B. (2007). Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about
(indent)African Americans, their communities, and their quilts. In M.B.
(indent) Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.),
(indent) (pp. 51-54). Logan, UT: College Reading Association.
Part 3
Read the paragraphs below. Bold or italicize the sentences that are NOT common knowledge and therefore need a citation. Insert the in-text citation using the information you’ll find in the reference list entry for each paragraph.
8. Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s temperature as the result of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. Because of global warming, the average temperature of the Earth could rise as much as 8 degrees, causing sea levels to rise up to 23 inches over this century (Zakaria, 2007). I believe that we all have a responsibility to help prevent global warming. A recent report suggests that just by using more efficient appliances, we can have a significant impact on carbon emissions that affect global warming (Zakaria, 2007).
Zakaria, F. (2007, February 19). Global warming: Get used to it. Newsweek, 149(8), 43. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
9. It’s no secret that the American population is getting fatter, in spite of our cultural obsession with fitness. Public health officials have expressed concern that the obesity “epidemic” is striking Americans of all ages, from very young children to older adults, and are looking to community groups to conduct outreach with at-risk groups (Turner, 2007). Through such efforts we can only hope for a healthier future.
Turner, T. (2007). Organizations present options to fight obesity. New York Amsterdam News, 98(52), 27-36. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
10. Cancer is certainly a terrible disease, and researchers are hard at work attempting to find treatments and cures. However, it can be difficult for patients to figure out what is a legitimate treatment and what is the modern-day equivalent of snake oil, and it can be a source of stress to already burdened patients figuring out what is real medicine. Lowering the levels of copper in the body, eating a specialized organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic diet, and an Irish light therapy are just the kinds of experimental treatments that may have patients and their families scratching their heads (Tomorrow’s Cancer Cures, 2007).
Tomorrow’s cancer cures. Prevention, 55(3), 60. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
Part 4
Practice paraphrasing the following passages. Remember, it is not enough to rearrange the sentence a little and change a few words here and there. Starting from scratch, restate the idea with a completely different sentence structure and completely different words. Don’t forget your citation!
11. To ensure that the students use high-quality information when writing a term paper, professors might require students to find credentials for the authors of Web sites they cite. Figuring out who authored Web content, their backgrounds, motivations, or points of view may constitute a good lesson in critical thinking in itself. Teaching students how to critique the quality of Web sites and evaluate the quality and accuracy of information will help them in their post-academic futures.
Embleton, K., & Helfer, D. S. (2007, June). The plague of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Searcher 15(6), 23-26.
11. Paraphrase:
Teachers will usually assign their students the task of researching the sources sited in their papers. In doing so, the students learn useful skills in evaluating the reliability, credibility, and even biases in the sources they choose to use (Embleton & Helfer, 2007).
12. Scientists have been searching for the cause of Alzheimer's disease for more than 100 years, and during that time, theories about why brain cells are destroyed in the course of the illness have come and gone. One of the newer and more unorthodox theories posits that Alzheimer's may actually be a form of diabetes. Some experts have even taken to calling the brain disease type 3 diabetes, as distinct from the insulin-dependent (type 1) and adult-onset (type 2) varieties of the condition.
Arnst, C. (2007, December 17). Is Alzheimer’s a form of diabetes? Business Week 4063, 54-55. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
12. Paraphrase:
Various theories about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease have been suggested and later discarded over the years as research into the disease’s origins continues. Currently, researchers believe that there is a strong correlation between Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Some even refer to it as “type 3 diabetes” (Arnst, 2007).
13. According to Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, the regulations that govern private pensions did not contemplate the influx of women into the labor market and therefore are not suited to the way modern women live. "Because women live longer than men, they are more likely to suffer the defects of our retirement systems," asserts co-author Kim Strassel. "Because the laws governing private pensions weren't designed for the modern woman, many have little retirement security. If reforms are not made soon, a growing number of women will be denied their 'golden years.'"
Outdated laws hurt women. (2006, August). USA Today Magazine, 135(2735), 9-10. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
13. Paraphrase:
Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws suggests that the original plans created for retirement are ill-suited to fit the needs of women. Because these programs were started and enacted before many women are a large part of the labor force, their future lifestyles and requirements were inevitably not properly considered or planned for. Unfortunately women’s longevity tends to exceed that of their male counterparts, making women more likely to be hurt by these oversights (Outdated Laws Hurt Women, 206).
Part 1
Put yourself in your professor's shoes. Sometimes students hand in work that just doesn't look like student writing! Your job for the next three questions is to find out whether all or part of these examples were cut and pasted from a website. If so, paste the url of the website that was plagiarized below the writing sample. If not, just write "not plagiarized."
Note: you can google an exact phrase by putting it in " " (quotation marks) in the search box.
1. Student writes:
"Athough electronic health records can save health professionals time and cut hospital costs, implementing these systems will be a challenge. Many hospitals cannot afford them, and physician resistance and the lack of universal standards are also reasons cited by hospitals for not instituting these systems. President Obama’s economic stimulus package, which includes 19 billion for e-health records, might be enough to overcome the barriers to adopting these technologies”
I actually found two places that that used the phrase “physician resistance and the lack of universal standards are also reasons cited by hospitals” and refer to the same article. I am sure there could be more since it is originally from a news article that is reprinted and referenced. The two I found are listed below:
http://www.womenshealth.gov/News/english/625431.htm
http://news.health.com/2009/03/26/few-hospitals-embracing-electronic-health-record-systems/
2. Student writes:
"The controversial issue of global warming has troubled society for many years now. Although some believe that it is a hoax, others view global warming as the greatest challenge of our time. While global warming is a complex issue that some have used to manipulate consumers, it must be taken seriously as the bulk of scientific evidence points to the reality of this phenomenon, which can dramatically alter our climate.”
Not plagiarized? I thought this had bits that certainly could have been. But I didn’t find them anywhere else, despite my efforts.
3. Student writes:
“Twitter, a so-called micro-blogging service has taken off over the past year. Users may post messages about their status, their moods, their location and other tidbits on Twitter. Most popular among young adults, Twitter has also been used by savvy marketers to inform users about products, and even by journalists who use it as a quick method of sharing story coverage.”
http://www.twine.com/item/120wgjtrx-c5/pew-internet-twitter-and-status-updating
Part 2
Use the APA Citation Guidelines to put all the elements of the scrambled citations in the right place and make correct APA style citations.
4. Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. 28(3), 439-446. Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (2004).
What kind of citation is this? An article citation.
4. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. (2004). Avoiding Plagiarism. Journal of Geography in
(indent)Higher Education, 28(3), 439-446. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from
(indent)Academic Search Premier database.
5. (2006). My stroke of insight: A Brain scientist’s personal journey. Taylor, J.B.
New York: Viking.
What kind of citation is this? Book citation.
5. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Taylor, J.B. (2006). My stroke of insight: A Brain scientist’s personal journey.
(indent) New York: Viking.
6. Retrieved March 27, 2009 from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ngv.htm How
natural-gas vehicles work. (n.d.). Harris, W.
What kind of citation is this? Webpage citation.
6. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Harris, W. (n.d.). How natural-gas vehicles work. Retrieved March 27, 2009
(indent) from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ngv.htm .
7. Logan, UT: College Reading Association. (pp. 51-54). In M.B. Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.), (2007). Stroud, B. Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about African Americans, their communities, and their quilts.
What kind of citation is this? An edited collection or reference book citation.
7. Should look like:
(New paragraph start flush with margin)
Stroud, B. (2007). Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about
(indent)African Americans, their communities, and their quilts. In M.B.
(indent) Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.),
(indent) (pp. 51-54). Logan, UT: College Reading Association.
Part 3
Read the paragraphs below. Bold or italicize the sentences that are NOT common knowledge and therefore need a citation. Insert the in-text citation using the information you’ll find in the reference list entry for each paragraph.
8. Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s temperature as the result of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. Because of global warming, the average temperature of the Earth could rise as much as 8 degrees, causing sea levels to rise up to 23 inches over this century (Zakaria, 2007). I believe that we all have a responsibility to help prevent global warming. A recent report suggests that just by using more efficient appliances, we can have a significant impact on carbon emissions that affect global warming (Zakaria, 2007).
Zakaria, F. (2007, February 19). Global warming: Get used to it. Newsweek, 149(8), 43. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
9. It’s no secret that the American population is getting fatter, in spite of our cultural obsession with fitness. Public health officials have expressed concern that the obesity “epidemic” is striking Americans of all ages, from very young children to older adults, and are looking to community groups to conduct outreach with at-risk groups (Turner, 2007). Through such efforts we can only hope for a healthier future.
Turner, T. (2007). Organizations present options to fight obesity. New York Amsterdam News, 98(52), 27-36. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
10. Cancer is certainly a terrible disease, and researchers are hard at work attempting to find treatments and cures. However, it can be difficult for patients to figure out what is a legitimate treatment and what is the modern-day equivalent of snake oil, and it can be a source of stress to already burdened patients figuring out what is real medicine. Lowering the levels of copper in the body, eating a specialized organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic diet, and an Irish light therapy are just the kinds of experimental treatments that may have patients and their families scratching their heads (Tomorrow’s Cancer Cures, 2007).
Tomorrow’s cancer cures. Prevention, 55(3), 60. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
Part 4
Practice paraphrasing the following passages. Remember, it is not enough to rearrange the sentence a little and change a few words here and there. Starting from scratch, restate the idea with a completely different sentence structure and completely different words. Don’t forget your citation!
11. To ensure that the students use high-quality information when writing a term paper, professors might require students to find credentials for the authors of Web sites they cite. Figuring out who authored Web content, their backgrounds, motivations, or points of view may constitute a good lesson in critical thinking in itself. Teaching students how to critique the quality of Web sites and evaluate the quality and accuracy of information will help them in their post-academic futures.
Embleton, K., & Helfer, D. S. (2007, June). The plague of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Searcher 15(6), 23-26.
11. Paraphrase:
Teachers will usually assign their students the task of researching the sources sited in their papers. In doing so, the students learn useful skills in evaluating the reliability, credibility, and even biases in the sources they choose to use (Embleton & Helfer, 2007).
12. Scientists have been searching for the cause of Alzheimer's disease for more than 100 years, and during that time, theories about why brain cells are destroyed in the course of the illness have come and gone. One of the newer and more unorthodox theories posits that Alzheimer's may actually be a form of diabetes. Some experts have even taken to calling the brain disease type 3 diabetes, as distinct from the insulin-dependent (type 1) and adult-onset (type 2) varieties of the condition.
Arnst, C. (2007, December 17). Is Alzheimer’s a form of diabetes? Business Week 4063, 54-55. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
12. Paraphrase:
Various theories about the cause of Alzheimer’s disease have been suggested and later discarded over the years as research into the disease’s origins continues. Currently, researchers believe that there is a strong correlation between Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Some even refer to it as “type 3 diabetes” (Arnst, 2007).
13. According to Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws, the regulations that govern private pensions did not contemplate the influx of women into the labor market and therefore are not suited to the way modern women live. "Because women live longer than men, they are more likely to suffer the defects of our retirement systems," asserts co-author Kim Strassel. "Because the laws governing private pensions weren't designed for the modern woman, many have little retirement security. If reforms are not made soon, a growing number of women will be denied their 'golden years.'"
Outdated laws hurt women. (2006, August). USA Today Magazine, 135(2735), 9-10. Retrieved January 14, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
13. Paraphrase:
Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws suggests that the original plans created for retirement are ill-suited to fit the needs of women. Because these programs were started and enacted before many women are a large part of the labor force, their future lifestyles and requirements were inevitably not properly considered or planned for. Unfortunately women’s longevity tends to exceed that of their male counterparts, making women more likely to be hurt by these oversights (Outdated Laws Hurt Women, 206).
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Well hello there
By now, it would be silly to list reading as one of my interests. In addition to reading I like to do all sorts of things. I live with my husband in Berkeley and I enjoy walking around my neighborhood to find new restaurants and stores. I also enjoy staying in to play board games at home with whoever will join me. I feel about movies the way I do about books, where I have my favorite go to's (ranging from Terry Pratchett to George Elliot in books and from Rowan Atkinson to Miranda Richardson in movies) but will try anything that catches my attention.
I had a few classes within a library technician program at my junior college several years ago. I am excited about how much has changed and the new directions information tech is going these days. But I know I am sadly out of date. I am looking forward to this class helping me explore what is available from a consumer standpoint before I jump into my professionally oriented program next fall. I am looking forward to learning whatever I can in this course.
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