I have always liked using proquest when I needed to find a particular article for a class or to research some school information. This was not my first time proquest and I find it easy to use, with results that are always informative. The government data websites, along with the ipl2 site are also very good sources for finding the information we are searching for. For researching the topic, "crashes caused by driving while texting," the order I would give my patrons would be as follows:
1. f) Government sponsored (.gov) data and information websites- which may have many statistics as well as up to date information on this topic.
2. b) ProQuest or another electronic journal/newspaper index such as EBSCO- which may have articles and findings on the most up to date occurrences or statistics.
3. c) Searching via their favorite search engine- which may give them a list of sites they can go to to research this topic further.
4. a) Wikipedia- may or may not have information that is completely valid so I would also suggest looking at an additional source.
5. Encyclopedia Brittanica.com subscription offered through library access- which patrons may find the info they are looking for, but I am not sure how up to date it would be.
6. Encyclopedia.com- may or may not have the info as well, but I am not sure again how up to date it would be.
I enjoy looking up information on various sites that are specifically designed for those topics, although I am STILL a big fan of using Google and the sites that it leads you to. I still feel like I ca find most of the information I need by using a search engine, as long as I check various sites to ensure that the information I have found is true and valid. I must say I am happy with all of the new things we have learned in this class, and I will do my best to be more open minded and use other sites other than Google.
It is neat that you are learning new things in this class and I hope you can use them for your own searches and if you continue in library work. I agree that it is good to use different sources and that you need to be creative and open minded in trying to find out information
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
DeleteYour list was prioritized almost the same as mine. I did put “favorite search engine” first only to scan it for government sponsored sites since most people probably don’t have specific sites readily available. I’m becoming more of a fan of ProQuest, even though I still struggle with a few searches. It’s just a matter of becoming familiar with the site; it has so much to offer. I’ve been conditioned to go straight to Google, which is a habit I’m trying real hard to break.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Wikipedia maybe not provide you all of the information that we are looking for but i have learn that some of the information is not up to dated. I rather used PROQUEST because you can find a lot of good information that you are searching for and you can also narrow it down your search as well.
ReplyDelete