tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post113262199155638230..comments2023-11-03T04:02:39.642-04:00Comments on The Waiting Room: Don't Know Nothin' About ResearchSeeking Solacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605809609182729290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17632197.post-1132632931868098962005-11-21T23:15:00.000-05:002005-11-21T23:15:00.000-05:00I have my astronomy students write a paper. To he...I have my astronomy students write a paper. To help them out, I've worked with the librarians to acquire over one hundred new astronomy and space books, covering just about any topic that they might want to write about. These are mostly freshmen and sophomores. I have them submit a topic to me. I approve it or not, and usually suggest resources in the library. Do they then go check out these books? No. Do they go check out any other books? No. Do they look at any of the periodicals in the library? No. Do they use the extensive online database of full text articles that the library has? No. What do they do? They do a Google or Yahoo search, and take the first few hits that come back. That is their research. It is so frustrating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com