Blog Reflection 3

I must say that I'm feeling a bit overwhelemed, but I'm absorbing every bit of information, I'm going to cover it all. There is so much information I can hardly stand it. I have to stop myself because I get destracted with searching, I start in one place and that leads me into ten different directions.

And in the beginning... the process will help me with all of my research needs: collect, evaluate, organize and use the information. Because of the gain of recent knowledge on collecting and evaluating, it will be done in a different way; it will be much more productive. I can now utilize the computer to access databases and I can hit the Library for a much more detailed search using the reference department, periodicals, newspapers, the media center, government info dept, archives and manuscript dept, rare books, and special collections (some of these I did not know existed).

I knew I needed to learn how to research and I'm excited because of what I've learned. My research skills and process prior to this class were very limited. I will begin to develop mastering the basic skills of research first (collect, evaluate, organize and begin using info collected). The Librarian will definitely become a tool in my research. The info on electronic resources and searching (amazing info gained here) will also be added to my arsenal. Not only will I be able to use databases I will be able to search them more concisely. This is just the beginning, and to make it even more exciting, I can't wait to go to the Library and find work by Paula Trzicky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!