When given an assignment that requires researching.... (1 Viewer)

[dux&src]

what source of information do you tend to go for first? Is there a reason for doing so?
e.g. books, the internet etc

Discuss.

 

[melanieeeee.]

books.

 

[kaz1]

Re: When given an assignment that requires research....

Wikipedia, Google, Sparknotes etc. Don't use books but I might use a textbook.

 

[youngminii]

Wikipediaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
And then I use Wikipedia's sources

 

[ZEROtheHERO]

when i've been given library time in class, i go for the books first. I don't use the internet because i can just go on at home.

- For bibliographies i find books more easier to write up.

- Internet is more convenient.

 

[beve]

what source of information do you tend to go for first? Is there a reason for doing so?
e.g. books, the internet etc

Discuss.

Wikipedia to get a grasp on what it is I'm researching; then books books books.

 

[5233andy]

Books (Encyclopedias) then the net. When it come to research for assignments, I forbid myself from using Wikipedia.

According to my schoolmates, for an SOR assignment, a fair few relied heavily on Wikipedia. Little did they know that the information presented was irrelevant, perhaps false. God knows what happened from there on.

 

[veloc1ty]

Haha wait till you guys get into uni

What do you mean by this?

 

[5233andy]

What do you mean by this?

Probably means that Wikipedia should be excluded from your resources - shouldn't even be a last resort.

 

[ajdlinux]

Wikipedia for a general overview, then specialist online sites usually. Books are nice to cite, but with limited library resources and limited time it can be difficult to find good ones.

 

[ratcher0071]

I use the internet, then books

 

[aimhigh10]

hhit the library
preferably a uni libraryyyy

 

[marcquelle]

go for library books
then encyclopedias
then to teachers
then internet
then wikipedia

in that order

 

[bored of sc]

what source of information do you tend to go for first? Is there a reason for doing so?
e.g. books, the internet etc

Discuss.

Textbook: directly related to information needed.

 

[TunaFish]

- Internet.
- Books (From the local and school library, and occasionally the State Library.)
- The SMH/ newspapers.

And for Legal Studies:
- LIAC.

 

[veloc1ty]

Probably means that Wikipedia should be excluded from your resources - shouldn't even be a last resort.

Haha stop kidding yourself, it's more than fine for schoolwork. And obviously you shouldn't reference it in uni but depending on the subject it's not going to be harmful to check the wiki page for directions.

 

[5233andy]

Haha stop kidding yourself, it's more than fine for schoolwork. And obviously you shouldn't reference it in uni but depending on the subject it's not going to be harmful to check the wiki page for directions.

Well... I guess not... but often, you get the odd person who defies all the odds and does it.

 

[ajdlinux]

Articles and Jounals (not from newspapers but from databases)

Actually that's another good source for certain things. With a State Lib Readers Card you can get access to ProQuest and some other good journal databases, which I've used in assignments before.

 

[Yamiyo]

Depends what subject.
For chemistry assignments I just used the internet, including wikipedia (although I didn't accept any of its information before checking it elsewhere).
For Latin and English, I went straight to the books.

 

[jellybelly59]

In rank of which ones i generally go to first for info:

1.Textbooks
2. Books from local library (woot cabramatta whitlam library )
3. Databases and articles on State library
4. Other internet resources (SMH, wiki, sparknotes and other random websites)