Sunday, November 8, 2015
Background Information Blog
I learned a few things from doing the background information assignment. I learned that it is better to actually investigate the author's credentials first. Some people that write these articles can claim that they know a lot about a subject. The question is, how do you really know that they are not just stating their opinion on a subject? After reading the text, I googled each of the authors I chose, and their biographies popped right up. I looked at a couple bio's for each one and was amazed at their extensive background in the topic I am pursuing to research. I also learned about how there are different audiences intended for certain articles. For example, one article was pretty simple to understand for someone who is at least a high school graduate, while the other one had a lot of vocabulary that I did not know the meanings to without having to google their definitions. I found this assignment to be very helpful in finding author's with credibility and experience to back up their articles.
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It's so simple, just Google the author. That is a great idea. I hope you don't mind that I'm going to steal it! I had a difficult time using the online library. I think I need more practice. My wife gave me a quick tutorial because she used an online library when she went to school. I think this week I will reach out to the librarians for help in narrowing my search. I also found that the articles that I finally located were for certain audiences. I found this assignment frustrating but helpful in knowing where I need help.
ReplyDeleteOne of the articles that I found didn't show that there was an author. When I clicked on contact information it gave me a whole Bio of the author. He was also the creator of the website. He had 17 years of experience, and here I was about to give this source a bad review. I found that this was helpful for me. I thought that this was going to be frustrating, but it turned out to be just fine.
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