Research strategies finding your way through the information fog ebook

Format ebook. Author William Badke. Publisher iUniverse. Release 05 April Subjects Education Nonfiction. If you are a Grad student that has been getting Bs or Cs I won't judge, I promise and you stress about every single I really wish I had this book when I was in college.

This author manages to explain what a great many professors are looking for in a research paper while reminding you to double check before you get really into a project and how you can deliver it to them.

From getting started, organizing everything, to writing the paper. He almost makes me want to write a research paper almost. If nothing else he has gotten me more excited about teaching a class about research! Dec 30, Stan rated it really liked it. This is a great book if you're doing any scholarly research.

Eco's methodology and extremely high standards are exemplary, but a little dated where research technology is concerned. Badke fills in that gap wonderfully. He explains modern research technology and how to use it extremely well. He is a Librarian, after all. Of course, he's also a professor who has taught research tech to thousands of students for near This is a great book if you're doing any scholarly research.

Of course, he's also a professor who has taught research tech to thousands of students for nearly 30 years. So, he knows what he's talking about. He covers the research process, the organization of research results, the writing process. Perhaps his most important section deals with how to determine the quality of your sources, especially when you're researching on the Internet.

If you're doing scholarly research today, this is a must read. I used this text to teach a Library Information one credit course at a community college. It worked well, and the review questions at the end of chapters were helpful for creating assignments for my class.

Topics are current, and engaged my students who were diverse in age and cultural background. Advanced high school students and the general public could use this readable text to learn how to cite sources in their writing, follow bibliographic format guidelines, create bibliographies, and gener I used this text to teach a Library Information one credit course at a community college. Advanced high school students and the general public could use this readable text to learn how to cite sources in their writing, follow bibliographic format guidelines, create bibliographies, and generally how to put together a good paper.

While Badke does an excellent job explaining the tools used in library research, the material really stands out when he explains to readers how to think about research and how to form good questions. His prose is easy to read, and sometimes quite lively which is exceptional for a volume on research practices , and he continually keeps the focus on how these strategies contribute to answering interesting questions.

This is a great volume for beginning researchers or anyone who wants a "refresher While Badke does an excellent job explaining the tools used in library research, the material really stands out when he explains to readers how to think about research and how to form good questions. This is a great volume for beginning researchers or anyone who wants a "refresher course.

With the subtitle "Finding your way through the information fog" Badke is addressing every student, patron, church member, family member, etc who I've talked to about finding and utilizing information either for academic or personal research.

For a librarian, I'd recommend reading this in conjunction with his more recent Teaching Research Strategies that was published in Anyone else - read this if you want to better understand the research process and your place in it. Approachable, someti With the subtitle "Finding your way through the information fog" Badke is addressing every student, patron, church member, family member, etc who I've talked to about finding and utilizing information either for academic or personal research.

Approachable, sometimes even humorous writing. I had to read this book for a course I am taking in school, and I loathed the idea of purchasing another college textbook. But this is one textbook I don't plan on selling. Anybody who plans to have a career that includes writing should check out this book! Badke is able to research for academic papers and make it Honestly, Badke's style of writing makes this the most enjoyable textbook I have ever had to read from cover to cover.

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Research Strategies is no dull, painful recipe for boredom. Do you want freedom from the information fog? Formats Softcover. Other Books By Author. Beyond the Answer Sheet. Book Details. Language : English. Format : Softcover. Dimensions : 6x9. Page Count : ISBN : Format : E-Book.