Author Archives: fanny.zeng

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LAST POST :(

Posted on December 18, 2010 by fanny.zeng

1) Never plagiarizes! Remember to look over work and give credit the sources used.

2) Use search boxes efficiently by narrowing down your vocabulary.

3) Use AND and NOT to narrow the search or OR to expand it.

4) Using the advance settings of a search engine can also help narrow down more precise sources.

5) Always check the authority of the sources to see if the person providing the information is reliable.

6) Use databases to expand your searches beyond google and wikipedia.Wikipedia is a good start when looking for basic information or links to other sources.

7) Create concept maps to help plan out a research questions. It keeps your work more organized and easy to plan out.

8) Try to come up with a topic that interests you and you would enjoy researching about.

9) Check your research question to make sure that it is narrowed down. Try to get critics from classmates or help from the professor.

10) Do not procrastinate or be late to class!

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MLA ci-tA-tion

Posted on November 29, 2010 by fanny.zeng

Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock Down Culture and Control Creativity. New York: Penguin Press, 2004. Print.

Yardi, Sarita, and Danah Boyd. “Dynamic Debates: An Analysis of Group Polarization Over Time on Twitter.” Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society 30.5 (2010): 316-327. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

Boyd, danah , and Nicole B. Ellison. “Social Network Sites: Definition, History, and Scholarship.” Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 13.1 (2007): 210-230. Print.

NewYorkPublicLibrary. Treasures of The New York Public Library. The New York Public Library’s Manuscripts & Archives Division. Youtube. The New York Public Library, 1 Oct. 2008. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

Facebook. “Privacy Policy | Facebook.” Welcome to Facebook. 5 Oct. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

Sisario, Ben. “U.S. Shuts Down Web Sites in Piracy Crackdown.” The New York Times 26 Nov. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

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BEAM

Posted on November 24, 2010 by fanny.zeng

Background: Fernback, 1999

Exhibits: Manago, Grahman, Greenfield, & Salimkhan, 2008

Arguments: Jones, 1997

Methods: Alinsky, 1971

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FANNY’S POST!

Posted on November 17, 2010 by fanny.zeng

Today for library research I learned many tips when looking for information online. First, I learned to always check where my sources are from. The source would be more useful and scholarly if you make sure the information was taken from a trustworthy site (edu/gov/org). Second, I learned to check who wrote the source because an article from a person who is a professional in that subject is better than a blog post from a random blog. Third, to look at the citation to see how trustworthy the source is.

Problem: I don’t know if I can trust the information on a site even though it looks trustworthy.

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Research Question

Posted on November 7, 2010 by fanny.zeng

To what extent does online communication affect the social behavior of teenagers?

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Information Technology

Posted on November 1, 2010 by fanny.zeng

When information technology is typed into the search box under the search type: subject begins with, the database lists the subject with other subjects headings. The list looks like: information technology — (another subject heading). The subject headings are listed in alphabetical order and examples may be acronyms, Africa, Canada, etc. When you click on one of the links under the brief records, a list of resources that fall under that subject heading will be shown. By clicking on the resource you get a full view of its record.

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