Week 3 ENG DQ
2/21/22, 10:47 AM Where Does Research Start?
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Where Does Research Start?
Some of you might be tempted to go to Google or Wikipedia for information. For informal research, it might be fun to do that. Maybe you want to know how long a certain celebrity was married to another celebrity. Wikipedia is fine for that. However, anyone can edit “wiki” sites, so some of the information may not be completely accurate. Google is fun too, though if you search a topic, you will probably find FAR too many sources to try and sort through. (Example: Typing in Ted Kennedy yields over seven hundred thousand results.)For formal research, such as that needed for college-level essays, there is a better way to find information.
APUS Library
Did you know that there is practically an infinite amount of credible and scholarly information available at your fingertips, in every APUS classroom? We have a wonderful current, extensive, and staffed library. Go to the library tab in the l K i i d th t h f ili i lf
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2/21/22, 10:47 AM Where Does Research Start?
https://myclassroom.apus.edu/d2l/le/enhancedSequenceViewer/52702?url=https%3A%2F%2Ff54cbe36-23a9-4505-85fe-e251f80ec34d.sequences.a… 2/3
classroom. Keep in mind that, when you familiarize yourself with any site, it is important to spend a fair amount of time looking around. Go to the tabs at the top of the screen and see what is listed under each one. Scroll down the page. You will see “Library News” that is current and updated regularly. Notice the resources at the right of the screen. See below for an explanation of each one.
ASK A LIBRARIAN
WRITING AT APUS
GETTING STARTED WITH RESEARCH
TUTORING (Free tutoring in most any subject is available to you under this tab.)
FROM THE ARCHIVIST (Archives are a collection of historical documents and records about a particular person, place, or thing. APUS Archivist Justin McHenry explains, “This space is dedicated to sharing and exploring the power of the archives. I will be telling the stories found within APUS' special collections, promoting primary sources of other collections, and offering advice on a range of topics from how to conduct archival research to starting your own personal archives.”)
CENTER FOR CYBER DEFENSE (Under this tab you will find “program guidance and oversight, cyber defense information, collaboration, research, and outreach opportunities for students, faculty, and other organizations.”)
SPECIAL FEATURES (Blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and more are in this section).