1. What was discussed today in class?
In class we discussed how to make citations in APA and MLA format and when we should use the other as well as good places to help us cite and answer any questions.
2.Describe two differences between MLA and APA citation formats.
In MLA the date goes last while APA it goes right in the front.
MLA all the subject is Capped while in APA only the first word is.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Documenting Research
Well after reading the assignment I realized I had everything already, the general database search, the specific subject data base search, library book, and world wide web search, so immediately the hard part seemed to be making a bibliography since you left no real instructions on how to make it. But the first research tool I used was the Academic Search Premier because I felt it was a good starting place for any research, something that could give me a lot of different articles without having to narrow it down. After that I thought the next best place would be to go to the world wide web and search for the history of zero and the importance of mathematics, so I went to google. I did this because sometimes the World Wide Web searches can be very useful if you have a subject that would likely be found easily through a massive google search.
Well since my subject was a very good one with a ton of different articles and books from different ranges, I did not have much trouble finding what I need so I only used the basic search term History and number and zero, and found everything I needed. Well one of my evaluative technique is I looked at what type of magazines or books the articles were in to see what relevance they had and as well looked at the credibility of the authors. The only adjustment I had to make in my search is when I search the History and number and zero in the Academic Search Premier database, I got to large of a search and on the side it allowed me to narrow it to zero by searching ( history and number and zero ) and DE "ZERO (The number)" and this helped me narrow my search substantially.
Research Sources:
Murphy, Pat and Doherty, Paul
Academic Search Premier: http://134.154.30.15:2059/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=4&sid=04da60f8-9634-4ba5-910a-ac706edea94d%40sessionmgr2
I choose this because it gives me a very large article about the history and importance of zero and it allows me to access it through a pdf file from any where
Singmaster, David. The nothing that is. (English summary). American Mathematical Society
201 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904-2294
MathSiNet: http://134.154.30.15:2385/mathscinet/search/publdoc.html?arg3=&co4=AND&co5=AND&co6=AND&co7=AND&dr=all&pg4=AUCN&pg5=TI&pg6=PC&pg7=ALLF&pg8=ET&s4=&s5=&s6=&s7=history%20of%20zero&s8=All&yearRangeFirst=&yearRangeSecond=&yrop=eq&r=1&mx-pid=1768799
I choose this because it is an article reviewing the book I choose from the library, and it gives me a good review of the book without having to fully read it and it was from a specific subject database. Even though it lacks any credibility, it still is very nice reference for me.
Kaplan, Robert. The nothing that is : a natural history of zero. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
Call Back Number: QA141 .K36 2000
I choose this book because it is an entire book about the number zero, while it does give a lot of information, but it is to much for me to really use well.
Well since my subject was a very good one with a ton of different articles and books from different ranges, I did not have much trouble finding what I need so I only used the basic search term History and number and zero, and found everything I needed. Well one of my evaluative technique is I looked at what type of magazines or books the articles were in to see what relevance they had and as well looked at the credibility of the authors. The only adjustment I had to make in my search is when I search the History and number and zero in the Academic Search Premier database, I got to large of a search and on the side it allowed me to narrow it to zero by searching ( history and number and zero ) and DE "ZERO (The number)" and this helped me narrow my search substantially.
Research Sources:
Murphy, Pat and Doherty, Paul
Academic Search Premier: http://134.154.30.15:2059/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=4&sid=04da60f8-9634-4ba5-910a-ac706edea94d%40sessionmgr2
I choose this because it gives me a very large article about the history and importance of zero and it allows me to access it through a pdf file from any where
Singmaster, David. The nothing that is. (English summary). American Mathematical Society
201 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904-2294
MathSiNet: http://134.154.30.15:2385/mathscinet/search/publdoc.html?arg3=&co4=AND&co5=AND&co6=AND&co7=AND&dr=all&pg4=AUCN&pg5=TI&pg6=PC&pg7=ALLF&pg8=ET&s4=&s5=&s6=&s7=history%20of%20zero&s8=All&yearRangeFirst=&yearRangeSecond=&yrop=eq&r=1&mx-pid=1768799
I choose this because it is an article reviewing the book I choose from the library, and it gives me a good review of the book without having to fully read it and it was from a specific subject database. Even though it lacks any credibility, it still is very nice reference for me.
Kaplan, Robert. The nothing that is : a natural history of zero. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
Call Back Number: QA141 .K36 2000
I choose this book because it is an entire book about the number zero, while it does give a lot of information, but it is to much for me to really use well.
O'Connor, J J and Robertson, E F. Zero. http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/Zero.html
I choose this because it is a nice outline of the history of zero but has no credible sources or institutions.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Research Log Entry 11/8/07
1. a) The nothing that is : a natural history of zero
Kaplan, Robert, 1933-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
b) Couldn't find any reference stacks, I tried multiple searches.
2. The nothing that is : a natural history of zero
Kaplan, Robert, 1933-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
3. a). I went into the catalog and for my book stack I went to word catalog search and did history of zero and that was very easy because I found several books on the subject and had no trouble. But finding a reference book on it was impossible, I tried every type of search with every type of keyword and couldnt find anything.
b). I had a problem finding any source from reference stack, I couldnt find any search that could yield a source from the reference stack.
c) Well I found that if you try different ways to word a search and tried using titles rather than phrases sometimes, you may get a more broad search but sometimes it may give you exactly what your looking for.
Kaplan, Robert, 1933-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
| LOCATION | CALL NO. | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Book Stacks | QA141 .K36 2000 |
b) Couldn't find any reference stacks, I tried multiple searches.
2. The nothing that is : a natural history of zero
Kaplan, Robert, 1933-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000
| LOCATION | CALL NO. | STATUS |
|---|---|---|
| Book Stacks | QA141 .K36 2000 |
3. a). I went into the catalog and for my book stack I went to word catalog search and did history of zero and that was very easy because I found several books on the subject and had no trouble. But finding a reference book on it was impossible, I tried every type of search with every type of keyword and couldnt find anything.
b). I had a problem finding any source from reference stack, I couldnt find any search that could yield a source from the reference stack.
c) Well I found that if you try different ways to word a search and tried using titles rather than phrases sometimes, you may get a more broad search but sometimes it may give you exactly what your looking for.
Research Log Entry 11/2/07
1. What was discussed today in class?
We learned what call numbers are and how to organize them and then we used our knowledge to find books in the library using call numbers.
2. Describe the differences between words and subject headings
Well subject headings are searches were you will but a subject and get information and books that are related to the book, while words are just words in your search and are not a subject.
3. What are advantages and disadvantages of each of these search strategies?
The advantages of subject headings is you get a a lot of information about the topic but the search parameters are so large that finding relevant information might be difficult. While words gives you a very specific search for what you need but, may not have what you need.
Sorry for being so late, I have no excuse, just lately things have been becoming more and more hectic and it feels like everything is moving so quickly and I am just missing so many deadlines and I cant keep up.
We learned what call numbers are and how to organize them and then we used our knowledge to find books in the library using call numbers.
2. Describe the differences between words and subject headings
Well subject headings are searches were you will but a subject and get information and books that are related to the book, while words are just words in your search and are not a subject.
3. What are advantages and disadvantages of each of these search strategies?
The advantages of subject headings is you get a a lot of information about the topic but the search parameters are so large that finding relevant information might be difficult. While words gives you a very specific search for what you need but, may not have what you need.
Sorry for being so late, I have no excuse, just lately things have been becoming more and more hectic and it feels like everything is moving so quickly and I am just missing so many deadlines and I cant keep up.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Research Log Entry 11/2/07
1. The importance of the number zero in history.
2. History of zero, History and zero and importance, number zero, origin of zero, origin and zero, zero and number.
3. I was not able to log on to the home page for some reasons, I am having some trouble shooting so I am going to talk to someone because this has happened to me before forcing me to go to library to do it, I input my log in correctly and password but it says invalid, sorry.
2. History of zero, History and zero and importance, number zero, origin of zero, origin and zero, zero and number.
3. I was not able to log on to the home page for some reasons, I am having some trouble shooting so I am going to talk to someone because this has happened to me before forcing me to go to library to do it, I input my log in correctly and password but it says invalid, sorry.
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