In this section I found several things interesting. The first would be that I have been a student at Clark College off and on for about 2 years yet had not heard about Gale Virtual Reference Library. I know that I will find it very helpful in not only this class but in many of my future classes as well.
The second thing I found interesting was in the forum. While reading what the other students had posted about how they find information, a majority of the people used Google. I am a Google user as well but didn't realize how many other people did as well.
I felt this assignment was mainly to help the students see the different sources they can find and also to give them an intro to citation. I found it helpful to refresh my current knowledge and to remind me to be careful about the sources I am looking at.
Hi, Jackie:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you plan on using GVRL again. While Wikipedia is a good place to start and get a sense of your topic and keywords, you can really start defining and narrowing your topic using GVRL and learn the vocabulary that will serve you in searching for additional resources.
Thank you for your efforts,
Andrea