In the Speech Buddy video 6.1, it had many helpful hints when you conduct a research at the library. I’m not sure about most of the students, but I don’t find myself in the library very often. Typically, I conduct my researches online. The library offers many resources in print, has organizations, interviews, and many different site sources. Also, when you get stuck, the librarians are always there to help you find something. The library database at Sierra is very helpful, including books, articles and many helpful sources. It seems there are a lot more sources there; I just have trouble finding extra time.
Also, the two speeches seemed to go smoothly. Dory seemed comfortable and was “talking” to the audience, instead of reading off note cards. I find “talking” to the audience to be the most difficult for me. I prefer to read off a paper, rather than having a conversational speech. The other speech about the slugs was very boring, but I did like the fact that she brought visualization. Maybe picking a different topic other than slugs would have kept me interested.
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ReplyDeleteI have never used the library for research either. I think I have been in the school library twice. It has never been a placeI thought of when thinking about researching a paper or a speech. It does seem like a great tool. It has a lot of credible sources, and having the librarians right there to offer assistance and help find sources is really helpful. I have also always done online searches, but these can be hard because sometimes it is hard to tell if the sources is credible, and it can be hard to even find credible sources online. The nice thing about online searches is that you can find everything online, and you can search anywhere; at home, at work, or even on a smart phone.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree about not being in the library often enough just do to lack of time. There are a lot of resources, but it is challenging to use them if you are not very familiar with them. I have only been in the library a few times and most of the time it is to use the computer. I do not think I have ever even picked up a book from the library at sierra as sad as that is. Overall it is best to talk to the audience because then you feel like it is more of a conversation then all eyes on you.
ReplyDeleteIt's a big problem for me to find the time for the library, but in my high school I spent all my time in the library because we didn't have the Internet..:-) can you imagine this time without Internet, it seems like the Inet was all the time. But I agree with Jill that library is the credible source and the librarian is very helpful when we need to find some information. As for me I think that if I need to find information for speech or even to prepare my dissertation I will go to the library because a library is an organized collection of resources. It provides physical or digital access to material. A library's collection include books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, films, maps, prints, documents, microform, CDs, cassettes, videotapes, DVDs, video games, e-books, audiobooks and other formats. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of books to several million items. And I know that I always find something for my topic and this information will be current, valid and relevant.
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