Searching techniques

1) Will presidential election reform solve the issues with the Electoral
College and the popular vote?

"Presidential election" and solve and "Electoral College" and vote

2) How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over
someone with a high school diploma?

"College graduate" and earn and diploma

2) What breeds of dogs make good therapy pets?

Dogs and breeds and therapy pets

3) Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?

"Vegetarian diet" and healthy or "meat- based diet"

4) What stand does the American Medical Association take on natural
medicine?

AMA and stand and "natural medicine"

5)Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global warming?

 "Sunspot activity" and lack and affects and "global warming"

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 Research Question:

 How safe is shopping on the internet?

Internet and safe and shopping





















































Sunspot

Researching

Search terms: Social networking, social networking and effects

Kiesbye, Stefan. Are Social Networking Sites Harmful? Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven, 2011. Clark College Catalog. Web. 13 May 2012.

This is an actual book.

 Subject headings:
Online social networks-- juvenile literature

Internet and children-- juvenile literature
Internet and teenagers-- juvenile literature
Internet-- safety measures

 Location: Cannell Second Floor

Call #:  HM742 .A74 2011

The book seems credible, contains a lot of common information and information to back it up, also contains opinions and opposing opinions on certain topics. The author addresses other authors/ individuals and clearly states who said what. The book was published at a recent date.
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Search terms: Social networking and harmful

Haugen, Hayley M., and Susan Musser. Internet Safety. Detroit, Mich: Greenhaven, 2008. Issues That Concern You. Summit Catalog. Web. 13 May 2012.

This is a book.

Subject headings:
Internet and teenagers-- United States
Online social networks-- United States
Internet-- security measures
Internet-- safety measures

Location: WorldCat libraries

Call #: none

This book is credible, it contains all authors/ contributors. The book was published in 2008, it is somewhat recent. Presents diverse opinions on the topic. Contains valid information and common info.
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Search terms: Social network

Bahadur, Gary, Jason Inasi, and Alex de Carvalho. Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media. McGraw-Hill/Osborne. © 2012. Books24x7.
This is an E book.

Subject headings:
Network Security, Social software web 2.0


 Location: IT pro books 24x7

Call #: none

This book is credible, contains all authors/ contributors. It was published in 2012, so it is very recent. The book contains step by step information on practicing internet security, and case studies.
IT pro seems to be a very different database than I have ever used before. I have never searched through an E book database. It was easy to narrow my topic on the database, I simply typed "Social network" and came up with a book that fit my research guidelines. I did not need to use the advanced search options to find what I was looking for.
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Search terms: Social networking harmful

Papacharissi, Zizi. A Networked Self: Identity, Community and Culture on Social Network Sites. Taylor and Francis E Library, 2010. Google Books. Web. 13 May 2012.

This is an E book.

Subject headings:
Are social networking sites harmful?
Who's in your social network?

Location: Google books

Call #: none

This book is credible, it was published in 2010. It contains all authors. The information is valid and reliable.
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The database most useful for my topic was, the Clark catalog. I found this database to be the easiest to search through. I think, because it was easy to maneuver and find the information on the book I was looking at. But I hope to use the other databases in the future for research.

Using the Correct Sources

1) Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet?
 Books and E books are nice resources to use, people, and I believe you can also use credible magazines. 
I think this is a very controversial subject, and it really depends on what you are eating, so doing a lot of research with a variety of media is very crucial.


2) Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have
their CD's sold in Target stores. Is this censorship?
 Academic journals, people, books or E books are good sources for this topic. I think using people and journals for this topic is relevant, because asking if this topic is censorship, may be based on opinion along with fact. 

3) How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over
someone with a high school diploma?

Academic journals and encyclopedias are great sources for this topic, because they provide data and in depth information. Journals tend to be longer than simple articles. 


4) Should educators use commercial services to combat
plagiarism?
I think people, magazines, and academic journals or databases are good sources for this topic. Since this is based on fact and opinion it's good to use a variety of media.

5) Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global
warming?

This is a good topic to use news papers, news websites, and magazines. Since the information is current it's best to utilize current news.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What effect does content control have on the internet and society?
 For this topic I chose, you can use Academic journals, books and E books

2. When does social networking become a problem?
 A few good sources for this topic are, Academic journals, Encyclopedias, people, magazines, and books

3. How safe is shopping on the internet?
Academic encyclopedias, books and E books, websites, magazines, and people.