Assignment #10
If only all learning were this satisfying and productive. I simply followed Nancy and Cari's directions in utilizing EBSCO (which I have always been a little intimidated by) expecting it to be sort of dense -- aren't we drifting into the academic world, one full of confusing references, citations and ibid's? But because I'm confident in both of their teaching skills I knew I would figure it out. The only problem is, this search mechanism is pretty status quo. You aren't going to find the things I'm interested in...Right?
Incorrectomundo!!
First I search for an article in Masterfile Premier -- Ski Mountaineering in the Tien Shan -- and bingo, articles actually show up about skiing and traveling in the Tien Shan! How can this be? I practically feel like a bonafide research librarian. Okay, I'll look for something beside your usual Pablo Neurda search in Biography Resource Center to see if this really works. I search Yvon Chouinard the founder of the Patagonia clothing company, and you won't believe it, not only do I get the general Bio on Chouinard's life, I find out his father hated dentists and preferred pulling his own teeth. Well as you can imagine I am practically swooning at the informational search skills Nancy and Cari have handed to me.
I'm going to start keeping a little notebook of the bon mots I've learned. Thanks.
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