Comments for Jill A. Smith

Comment on How you know you are in the right place – or – slime and substance by Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:06:31 +0000

I love the term “fugitive adhesive!”

Comment on It’s sad, really… by Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:06:01 +0000

When I was trying to look for them, I was surprised at how few schools actually have their philosophy on the front page.

It is striking how hard it can be to find the information from the right balloon.

Comment on It’s sad, really… by Harriet M. Welsch

Harriet M. Welsch — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:02:47 +0000

This was exactly the response I had to this. It’s not funny at all. It’s the truth.

Comment on “A Plagiarism Carol” – or why I wish I had paid attention when my grandmother tried to teach me Norwegian by Harriet M. Welsch

Harriet M. Welsch — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:44:35 +0000

This is brilliant!

Comment on Wikipedia. Your mom. by Marie

Marie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:15:29 +0000

I use WIkipedia a lot when I’m researching manga to add to my Library’s collection – it’s the best source I’ve found for comprehensive and current information.
I do, however, caution kids to double check any facts the find on Wikipedia if they are doing research for school.

Comment on Wikipedia. Your mom. by sophie_vf

sophie_vf — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:38:00 +0000

Ha, that’s the exact advice I give to my kids when they’re working on school assignments. Which maybe leaves them in a logical conundrum – where to check out advice from mom about Wikipedia? :)

But I couldn’t agree more; I often use it myself as a first stop for a quick overview/definition, then move on to searches for primary sources from there.

Comment on Wrong question by Wikipedia. Your mom. — Jill A. Smith

Wikipedia. Your mom. — Jill A. Smith — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:19:34 +0000

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Comment on Lies we tell ourselves about research (and one way of getting to the truth) by Lies we tell ourselves about research (and one way of getting to …

Lies we tell ourselves about research (and one way of getting to … — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:44:16 +0000

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Comment on Lies we tell ourselves about research (and one way of getting to the truth) by Jill

Jill — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:18:24 +0000

Absolutely – and wow, I appreciate it if a search for “color” also returns “colour,” but what if I specifically want U.S. resources? Tricky.

I may borrow the phrase, “To work effectively, you need to understand the culture” for a future post… (With credit, of course!)

Comment on Lies we tell ourselves about research (and one way of getting to the truth) by Harriet M. Welsch

Harriet M. Welsch — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:14:59 +0000

Oh, boy, howdy does this one hit home for me. Over time, I’ve developed a long list of alternative keywords for some of my most frequently searched topics. You also really need to get to know the search engines and finding aids and databases that you use the most, because each has its own quirks — I think of them almost like different countries. Some automatically glue the words together in a phrase (Proquest does this for 2 word phrases, but for more than 2 words, you need quotes). Others do not. Some automatically search misspellings. This might seem like a good thing until you’re trying to distinguish between two different terms with a one letter difference between them. For that kind of search, some engines are better than others. I think of them much like I think of the archives I work in: each has its own routines, its own culture. To work effectively, you need to understand the culture.