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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION MATERIALS
FICTION:
Searching the Internet is the best place to start a research paper.
FACT:
The best place to start research is at the
library, where you have help from librarians
and access to all print and electronic resources available to you as a student. |
FICTION:
Books, magazines, and newspapers will be made obsolete by the Internet.
FACT:
Only a small percentage of these sources are available online full-text. Most
newspapers and periodicals which are full-text have not converted all of their archival
records, which means you cannot research older issues online. |
FICTION:
If I don’t know anything about computers, I’ll have a hard time doing research
in college.
FACT:
For computers, all you need are basic instructions on maneuvering a mouse and assistance in
locating your library’s
web site. To conduct
research, you need to master
skills such as narrowing your topic, determining
keywords appropriate for your topic, and
locating resources
which give you the best results. |
FICTION:
If I use databases available through my university affiliation, I won’t need to go to
the library.
FACT:
There are still many important books, periodicals, documents, and other resources
available in the library which are not online. |
FICTION:
I can assume that information is
true if I find it on the Internet.
FACT:
Anyone can post anything they wish on
their web page. It is up to you to decide whether it
is accurate and reliable. Examine and
evaluate each source thoroughly. |
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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION MATERIALS
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