Friday, October 24, 2008

23.10.2008 [EIR Day3]

It was my first time encounter with the word Boolean operator. Through today's lesson, I had learnt on how to refine my sentence using some keys to get better and relevant search results. Previously there was one module where attended one library workshop to learn how to use the OPAC. We had learned to add "" together with the phrase we were going to look for, so it will find the web where it had the exact phrase in it.

I tried searching for my keywords of research topic with and without using Boolean operator. I found out that by using Boolean operator, it narrows down my search with relevant results. For my practical 3, I used Google and Google scholar to search for my research topic. Comparing both web, I preferred Google scholar as it take shorter time to generate the information. The information found was more relevant than those found in the Google web.

I also sign up for the forum I found related to my topic. In the forum, it provides me with more information on Global warming which I can add on to my research. It was my first time participating in forum and I am new to all the features in there. I got to give myself some times to explore around before I post my post onto the web.

After gathering/taking all info, we must cite the source so that "credit" is given to the person who search and compile all the information for us. It is important for us to acknowledge the source, if not we will be charge of plagiarism.


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