Based on my research so far I can answer questions # 1, 2, 3, and 6. I could probably also answer 4.
I guess I don't really need help with any of them- I feel like the more class periods we have to learn new ways of researching would give me the skills to answer all of the remaining questions. I also have not been looking for information that would help me answer numbers 5, 7 and 8. Now after reviewing the sheet I will look for information that would help me answer these questions the next time we learn a new technique in class.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Assignment 12: Blogs as sources
Based on my experience with blogs I would say that more often than not, they are not a good form of scholarly news. The blogs I usually see, or have seen in the past, have been people's personal pages where they are free to talk about whatever they want, post pictures and update people on their lives. Maybe that is the only kind of blogs I have seen so that biases my opinion. From seraching for blogs through this class I have found this blog that I think is a legitimate form of scholarly news:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592
I think this is legitimate because the blog is created and updated by The Indian Country Today Media Network. Since their focus is on Indian affairs, I would assume that the information they post about is accurate and up to date.
Ictmn staff, Initials. (2011, March 24). Distributing the Wealth: Tribe Spreads Its Casino Revenue to Other Tribes and Charities. Retrieved from http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592.
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592
I think this is legitimate because the blog is created and updated by The Indian Country Today Media Network. Since their focus is on Indian affairs, I would assume that the information they post about is accurate and up to date.
Ictmn staff, Initials. (2011, March 24). Distributing the Wealth: Tribe Spreads Its Casino Revenue to Other Tribes and Charities. Retrieved from http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
10- Research Reflection
I think I should learn more about the LGBT population that is infected with HIV/AIDS.
I assume that many people in this population contracted HIV/AIDS from having unprotected sex with an infected person.
I guess I don't really have a specific place or memory of where I learned this. I just know that is one of the ways to contract HIV and I just assume that's how many people contracted it.
I think the hardest challenge will be finding accurate information on the number of people in the LGBT community who are infected because that is a sensitive subject and I feel like there would be people out there who would not want to admit that they are infected or share how they became infected.
I assume that many people in this population contracted HIV/AIDS from having unprotected sex with an infected person.
I guess I don't really have a specific place or memory of where I learned this. I just know that is one of the ways to contract HIV and I just assume that's how many people contracted it.
I think the hardest challenge will be finding accurate information on the number of people in the LGBT community who are infected because that is a sensitive subject and I feel like there would be people out there who would not want to admit that they are infected or share how they became infected.
Assignment 9
1. I chose PsychInfo as my specific database.
2. PsychInfo provided many more results for my topic. Academic search premier found 11 results and PsychInfo found 140 results. Not all of the PsychInfo results were relevant for my topic, but it did have more relevant results than Academic Search Premier.
3. In academic search premier you can narrow down results by choosing very specific key words or by selecting what type or style of article you want. PsychInfo worked in a very similar way.
4. My first search string did work.
5. I found 3 or 4 articles that would be relevant to my topic from Academic Search Premier and between 10 and 15 articles that would be relevant from PsychInfo. I did not read the whole articles but from the titles and abstracts or descriptions I am guessing they would be what I need for my topic.
6. On Academic search premier, 3 were available in full text and 1 (the one I wanted most) was available in Findit. The one in Findit was going to have to be through an inter-library loan.
7. From working with data bases my research question has changed a little bit. It's hard to find information on the exact financial gains that the Mdwhanknton are making from their casino, and I'm finding a lot more just general information about tribes and casino ownership. I feel like the Mdwhanknton are not a large enough population or own enough casinos to have a lot of literature written on just them.
8. The biggest challenge in composing my research question was having to accepct the fact that I do have biases about certain populations. I would like to think that I am very open and unbiased but this project pushed me to really think about things and have to admit that I do have some biases. I feel like working on the project is a good way to help me overcome my bias by learning more about my populations.
2. PsychInfo provided many more results for my topic. Academic search premier found 11 results and PsychInfo found 140 results. Not all of the PsychInfo results were relevant for my topic, but it did have more relevant results than Academic Search Premier.
3. In academic search premier you can narrow down results by choosing very specific key words or by selecting what type or style of article you want. PsychInfo worked in a very similar way.
4. My first search string did work.
5. I found 3 or 4 articles that would be relevant to my topic from Academic Search Premier and between 10 and 15 articles that would be relevant from PsychInfo. I did not read the whole articles but from the titles and abstracts or descriptions I am guessing they would be what I need for my topic.
6. On Academic search premier, 3 were available in full text and 1 (the one I wanted most) was available in Findit. The one in Findit was going to have to be through an inter-library loan.
7. From working with data bases my research question has changed a little bit. It's hard to find information on the exact financial gains that the Mdwhanknton are making from their casino, and I'm finding a lot more just general information about tribes and casino ownership. I feel like the Mdwhanknton are not a large enough population or own enough casinos to have a lot of literature written on just them.
8. The biggest challenge in composing my research question was having to accepct the fact that I do have biases about certain populations. I would like to think that I am very open and unbiased but this project pushed me to really think about things and have to admit that I do have some biases. I feel like working on the project is a good way to help me overcome my bias by learning more about my populations.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Popular magazine article/ scholarly journal
The scholarly article I read about my topic, Native American Casino Gambling in Wisconsin and Minnesota, was very interesting. It was written in very formal language, had an absrtact at the beginning, and had many sources listed at the end. It went pretty in depth on the topic.
The popular magazine article was from USA Today magazine. It also had an abstract which I thought was interesting. I think it only had an abstract because it was from the academic search premier website. I have never seen magazine articles in an actual magazine that have an abstract. The language it used was not as advanced as the scholarly article and it was shorter in length. There was not a source list at the bottom of where they got their informaton from.
Both articles had good information overall. I guess I would trust the scholarly one to be more accurate since it has been peer reviewed and checked over for accuracy, but I trust USA Today magazine enough to believe that they would publish factual information. I enjoyed reading the popular magazine one more because it was a little less boring and easier to follow.
Janke, J., & Gerlach, J. (2002). Native American Casino Gambling in Wisconsin and Minnesota. American Geographical Society's Focus On Geography, 47(2), 14.
Layng, A. (1996). Indian casinos: Past precedents and future prospects. USA Today Magazine, 124(2610), 70.
Getting Ready to use Academic search premier
-I like this data base. I found it was easier to use than OPAC and brought many more results for my topic. Also the results that it did bring were closer to my topic than I had found in previous searches.
-I used search premier for my english class. We have to do a 10 source biblography with all academic sources, and search premier has been very helpful in finding exactly what I need for that biblography. I used it the same way I have been for this class. I typed in my search topic then narrowed down the results to academic sources and looked through the results.
-For my english class we were also briefly showed how to use SAGE reference and Credo reference from the library course website. I have not really used those two so far, but I might need to for a few more sources in the future.
-I don't have any fears about using this database. So far it seems very easy to use and good at finding the information and types of sources I'm looking for!
-I used search premier for my english class. We have to do a 10 source biblography with all academic sources, and search premier has been very helpful in finding exactly what I need for that biblography. I used it the same way I have been for this class. I typed in my search topic then narrowed down the results to academic sources and looked through the results.
-For my english class we were also briefly showed how to use SAGE reference and Credo reference from the library course website. I have not really used those two so far, but I might need to for a few more sources in the future.
-I don't have any fears about using this database. So far it seems very easy to use and good at finding the information and types of sources I'm looking for!
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