Reading, Writing, Research

Monthly Archives: June 2011

Sources: primary, secondary, and tertiary
research

Sources: primary, secondary, and tertiary

Everyone does research, because everyone looks for information at some time or another. Wherever anyone finds information is, of course, …Read the Rest

Helping the reference librarian help you
librarians

Helping the reference librarian help you

Do you need help answering a question? Ask a librarian. Specifically, ask a reference librarian. You’ll usually find at least …Read the Rest

Search engines, online library catalogs: how they work
information literacy

Search engines, online library catalogs: how they work

Most people begin to search for information using Google or other search engines. They turn to library catalogs later, if …Read the Rest

Libraries uphold the public interest in copyright issues
libraries

Libraries uphold the public interest in copyright issues

Copyright is a part of intellectual property law and is explicitly mentioned in the US Constitution (Art. I, Sec. 8, …Read the Rest