Final Exam

                                                  Final Exam

Topic:Does the expansion of ebook options impact how much people read?

First I typed the search statement into Google,I got no relevant results.Then I went to advanced search and put the search statement into the exact phrase and changed terms appearing in the title of the page and still nothing.I went to Clark college's sources to see if I could get better results.I first went to Proquest and typed in the search statement and got no results,then I changed  all fields of text option into document title and still got no results.I went to EBSOhost and typed in the keyword search box the same statement and still no results,I tried to break down the search statement using Boolean phrases and tips and still haven't found anything.Went to GALE virtual reference library and did the same thing and still nothing.I've tried breaking down the search statements to a few different types of search statements and I've gone down the list of Clark's articles and database page and still no luck.I've got to say at this point in the assignment,things are starting to get frustrating.So by this time I'm starting to just kind of "wing" it,but then I realized what my problems was,I was looking for an article with the title of the topic or maybe looking for "too much" relevance.So I changed the search statement to expand* AND ebook AND reading and typed into EBSCOhost and only got 31 results but the first result seemed to be the most relevant find I could come up with.

Title:PATRON-DRIVEN EBOOK ACQUISITION.

Author:Breitbach,William and Lambert,Joy E

Source:Computers in Libraries; Jul2011, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p17-20, 4p, 2 Charts

 

Subject Terms:

*ELECTRONIC publications
*ACQUISITION of property
*METHODOLOGY
*ACADEMIC libraries

*READING

 

Database:Academic search Premier

 

ASPECT FOR  PATRON-DRIVEN EBOOK ACQUISITION. 

 

A:More than Author with credible sources so I assume there's authority here.

S:Sourced from computers in libraries

P:Investigate and conduct trials with various ebook vendors

E:Clearly showing nothing but facts with no dilution of opinions at all

C:Evaluation results along with chart data so its covered pretty wide

T:Published in 2011 so it's pretty recent

So once I found a result with my new working modified search statement,I decided to give Google another try.I found alot of results but a lot of was just stuff that has nothing to do with the topic so I decided to change the search statement once again to expansion of ebooks AND how much people read,and to tell you the truth I didn't think I would find anything with that but I did,so yay.

 

Title: The rise of e-reading

 Author: Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner

 

Source:Pew Internet & American Life Project

 

URL: http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/

ASPECT FOR THE RISE OF E-READING

A:Has 5 Authors so its pretty well credible

S:No sources listed but the study was done at the Pew Research Center

P:Find out if people prefer e-books over regular books

E:Showing very little opinion and very outweighed by facts

C:Shows lots of supporting evidence from chart data to survey data to statistical data

T:Published in 2012 so very recent

This assignment at first was annoying because I spent most of the time looking for a specific article instead of looking at any of the articles,I guess I would say I was a little confused at first but after a half an hour of searching through databases and Google pages I found at what to do.The Boolean phrases and tips really helped me on this one,I don't think I would of found an article without one.

Now about the articles.I think both articles are very credible and are worth trusting.They both show supporting data,one with evaluation results and transaction data while one shows a little more supporting evidence with chart data,survey data,statistical data and interview data with peers or random people.One article was done at a state university while the other one was done a research center so both of the author(s) had plenty of resources and funds to come out with this data and show their results.Both articles are peer-reviewed and are done by people who experts in this field and from what I've read I would say these guys know what they're talking about but it seems the article(the rise of e-reading)showed a lot more supporting evidence then the other one and since that's the rise of e-reading was done at a research center I'm assuming they had more funds and resources than the state university.So I'm not sure if we are supposed to side with an article over the other,but if we had to I'd picked the rise of e-reading one because it has more authors than the other which means its more credible and its been reviewed by peers more,and it shows a lot more supporting data and evidence.

Unit 10 - The Internet and the World Wide Web

                    Unit 10 -The internet and the World Wide Web

URL - http://twoplayfulotters.com/student/TSpencer.html

I thought this assignment was pretty fun because it gave me a chance to refresh my skills with html.I haven't taken an html class or anything but I've known how to build a web page since I was 16 and I haven't built one in awhile so at first I was little confused on how to start but once I got started everything came back to me.I thought the directions were pretty clear and a really good guide how to do this assignment.Knowing these little tricks can be very helpful when in a group or trying to share information miles away,or making some type of presentation.Having little websites like these can only help you.

Unit 9: Evaluating Information

                                               Unit 9: Evaluating Information  

Search engine - Google
search strategy - internet AND education

Search 1 (.gov)

Title:	The Internet and Higher Education Special Issue on the History of Online Learning.
Authors:	Scigliano, John A.

URL:     http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ639525&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ639525

I think the site is credible,the author has been any many articles in the site,peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed and seems to be a legitimate and reliable source.

Search 2 (.com)
Title:Internet and its effects on education 
Author:Coles,Bobby
URL:http://www.helium.com/items/2302738-the-effects-of-the-internet-on-education 

I don't think this is a very credible source but the article written is very relevant to the search and although I don't believe the author is an expert in the field or had has his article reviewed by peers I do believe this is one of the best sources for a dot com site considering anyone can post anything about any subject with dot com unlike the other domains.

Search 3 (.edu)
Title: Anthropology and International Education Via the Internet: A Collaborative Learning Model
Author: Tomoko Hamada and Kathleen Scott
URL: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/idx/j/jep/3336451.0006.105?rgn=main;view=fulltext

I believe this source is a very credible,the article is peer reviewed with supporting data like statistical evidence,survey data,tons of research finding,interviews,hypothesis and conclusions, and very well written by people who are obviously experts in the field.

Search 4 (.org)
Title: The Internet fast lane for research and education
Author:Jamison, J.  MCI,   Reston, VA.  Wilder,R.
URL:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=568211&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplore.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D568211

I believe this source is credible because its peer reviewed and sponsored by a major player in the internet world,essentially sponsored by the guys who made wi-fi.The article may be pretty old and may not relate to current issues but once I took a look at the sponsor I knew it was a credible source.

Conclusion:After doing this assignment I've came up with the conclusion that if your looking for credible sources,that .edu or .org would be your best bet.Mainly preferred to .edu because the information that showed up was the most relevant and most peer-reviewed and always showed some type of supporting data to back up their claim.The .com though is the least credible because that's what the average joe uses instead of the experts and anyone can post up any type information they want,whereas the .edu has a type of restrictions towards that so that only credible educational information goes through,not just anything by anyone.

Unit 7 - Types of information:Focus on Periodicals

      Unit 7 - Types of information:Focus on Periodicals

search used:internet AND resources AND (education OR entertainment)

Scholarly Journal:
Title:MOTIVES FOR INTERNET USE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH PERSONALITY TRAITS AND SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS.   
Author:Kalmus, Veronika  - Realo, Anu - Siibak, Andra
Keywords:Internet use motives ,online activities,personality traits, socio-demographic differences,types of Internet use
Source:TRAMES: A Journal of the Humanities & Social Sciences; 2011, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p385-403, 19p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
ISSN:14060922
Accession Number:70837617

It has a nice abstract summary and credible sources and answers my question and has data to support its evidence such as survey data.

Magazine:
Not many relevant results at all but this seems to be the most relevant find.
Title:True -- or Not?
Authors:Abilock, Debbie
Subject Terms:electronic information,resource searching,web evaluation,internet in education
Source:Educational Leadership; Mar2012, Vol. 69 Issue 6, p70-74, 5p
ISSN:14060922
Accession Number:70837617
  
It helps explain and give partial answers to the question I'm looking for,didn't really expect much relevant answer though but it did touch on some aspects of my question.

Newspaper:
Title:Growing concern about Web sites for kids: banality. 
Authors:Van Slambrouck, Paul 
Subject Terms:internet & children,amusements,education,internet - social aspects
Source:Christian Science Monitor
ISSN:08827729
Accession Number:3379967

This source actually help explain some of the aspects of my question my last search with the magazine didn't answer.

Conclusion:I found this assignment helpful about using different sources and information for different types of questions.Each source may answer a question your looking for you couldn't find in your last source.I found the scholarly journals to be the most credible and helpful source to answer my question because it shows supporting evidence and data.The other sources(magazine and newspaper)were helpful in the fact it gave me idea of what the answer might be and show new doors to more information,however either one has true peer-to-peer review,supporting data or evidence to back their information up and can be biased.

Unit 6-Database Features and Searching Techniques

                                        

      Unit 6 - Database Features and Searching Techniques

1.Will presidential election reform solve the issues with the Electoral College and the popular vote?

1st statement:election and reform and "Electoral College" and "popular vote"
 
final statement:"presidential election reform" AND ("Electoral College" OR "popular vote")

2. Does television advertising by the pharmaceutical industry have an impact on prescription drug abuse?

1st statement:"television advertising" and pharmaceutical and (industry or compan*) and prescription and "drug abuse"

final statement: pharmaceutical AND advertising AND prescription AND "drug abuse"

3.Does anti-smoking advertising by the tobacco industry lead to increased smoking among youth?

1st statement:"anti-smoking advertising" and (tobacco or cigarette) and (industry or compan*) and smoking and (youth or kids or children) 

final statement:"anti-smoking advertising" AND "youth smoking" AND (industry or compan*)

4.Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have their CDs sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?

1st statement:Target and musicians and censorship

final statement: (Walmart OR Target)AND musicians AND censorship? 

5.What are the similarities between the Great Depression of the 1930s and the current economic problems?

1st statement:similarities and "Great Depression" and "current economic problems" 

final statement:("Great Depression" OR "current economic problems") and similarities  
 Research question:
Is the internet helping us educate ourselves with all the resources aimed to help people learn about almost anything,or is it helping us dumb ourselves down with all the resources aim to only entertain you?

1st statement: internet and resources and education and entertainment

final statement:internet AND resources AND (education OR entertainment)  
  

Unit 5 Summary

                                                      Unit 5 Summary

I found this assignment to be helpful when making a judgement call on a certain resource.I can look through all these databases and look at hundreds of book titles,and preview and review all the books I can but unless I actually go out to the library,check it out and read it,all I can do is make educated guesses and assumptions and hope for the best.The Cannell Library Book Catalog I actually found to be the most helpful and was truly confident it had information supporting my topic.The Summit Catalog was pretty helpful as well and I thought was very user friendly in helping out your search by taking away those extra seconds looking at irrelevant information and giving you a little more convenience.I didn't find the Book24x7 to be very helpful in my search,now don't get me wrong I would definitely use that site for educational purposes on a certain subject I want to learn but I don't think it was helpful for research at all.I found Google Books to be an ok site for research but it seems to me like its more of a shopping website than a research website and provides a huge spectrum of books,rather than a selection of books that will help me on my research topic.But overall I found each of these websites to be helpful in their own way and will use them for future reference.

Unit 5 - Types of Information: Focus on Books

                                      
                                            

            Unit 5 - Types of Information: Focus on Books

I found the Cannell Library Book Catalog to be very helpful and had a lot of resources available.


Search terms:The internet and privacy
Author:Jasper,Margaret C.
Title:Privacy and the Internet : your expectations and rights under the law
Publication Info:Dobbs Ferry, NY : Oceana Publications, 2003.
Location:Cannell Second Floor
Call No:KF1263.C65 J38 2003
Circulating book or E-book:Circulating Book
Subject:Data protection,the internet,privacy,law and legislation,United States,rights
Clues:One of the clues to trusting this book is the list of laws it displays illustrating to you how many laws are out there to protect your privacy,it may be close to a decade old,however I believe that's when the concern started to begin.
 
I found the Summit Catalog to have a lot of different resources of information and really helps you with the side filter to help you narrow down exactly what you're looking for.

Search terms:The internet and social life
Author:Slevin,James
Title:The internet and society
Publication Info:Malden, MA : Polity, 2000.
Location:Lewis & Clark College
Call No:HM851 .S58 2000
Circulating book or E-book:Circulating Book
Subject:The internet and social aspects,computers and civilizations,information society
Clues: This books seems trusting because it seems to go deep into relating the internet to our culture and communications with one another and how new technology makes a big impact into our modern society.

I found that Book24x7 wasn't as helpful in the type of material I was looking for on the subject.It seems to be more of an education database filled with guides and how-to books and books meant for educational purpose rather than books focusing one person's perspective on a subject.

Search terms:The internet and culture
Author: Manuel Castells,Mireia Fernandez-Adrevol,Jack Linchuan Qiu,Araba Sey 
Title:Mobile Communication and Society:A Global Perspective
Publication Info: The MIT Press 2007 
Location:On the Web
Circulating book or E-book:E-book
Subject:Communications,Social aspects,Mobile Communication systems,Information Technology
Clues:To tell you the truth I don't know how trusting this book is to really touch on the topic but after reviewing the contents inside and looking over the other results I believe this to be the most relevant find.

I found Google Books to helpful in its own way.In my opinion I believe its more for buying books than actually reviewing and providing a full overview of whats inside.

Search terms:The internet and education
Author:Anil Aggarwal
Title:Web-Based Education: Learning from Experience
Publication Info:Idea Group IncMay 2003

Circulating book or E-book:E-book
Subject:Web based education,learning from the internet
Preview:Didn't give me a good preview at all,only showed me 10 pages out of 472.
Clues: This is book doesn't really answer my question but it supports aspects of the topic the question came from and found this to be the most relevant find.