Research can be pretty daunting — so many possible starting places, so little time. Online resources can help us locate useful, quality information, as well as meet deadlines if used systematically. The following list presents one possible strategy: begin with general resources and progress to more specialized resources. 10. Start with Wikipedia for topic overviews.WhileContinue reading “Top 10 Tuesday: Tips for E-Research”
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Wikipedia and Research: What\’s the big deal?
Wikipedia was [edit]\”initially conceived as a feeder project for Nupedia, an earlier (now defunct) project\” founded by Jimmy Wales. Its name,suggested by editor-in-chief Larry Sanger, is a combination of the words wiki (which means \”fast\” or \”swift\”)2 and encyclopedia. 1 (More information).As of this writing, it has over 12 million free articles online in variousContinue reading “Wikipedia and Research: What\’s the big deal?”
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