RSS

RSS

1. How would you explain RSS to a friend?
RSS help me gather Information that I am interested in. If you use the RSS you will never take much time to search a lot of information. You can just subscribe to news. When the news is published, you will see them at the first time. That can be very fantastic thing for you!
2. What feeds did you subscribe to?
I subscribed to news from Yahoo and sohu.
3. What might you use RSS feeds for in your school/personal life?
It helps me a lot. Since I subscribe to news from many websites, I can get the fresh information within sort time. When I want to know the news about Formula 1 Grand Prix, I just open my RSS feed and see what happened. It very convenient for me to read what I want. In school, I will also subscribe to formal academic prose, so that I can gathering useful information about the topic that I will write.

Academic Search Premier Assignment

Week 6- Academic Search Premier Assignment

There are 6 main types of published works you will find in Academic Search Premier
empirical research articles (in which experimental research is documented) [academic journals]
theoretical or review articles [academic journals]
commentary/response articles [academic journals]
magazine and newspaper articles [popular literature]
book reviews [both academic and popular]

To answer the following questions, you will need to find each article in Academic Search Premier using the information provided. You may need to limit by specific fields and explore other limiters from the Refine Search menu in order to do this, take your time. Once you find each article, read its abstract and answer the questions.
1. Which of the above types of published works would be considered primary sources? Empirical research articles
2. The author is Tripathi and the article title is “Land of the blessed.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
Type: book review
APA:
Tripathi, S. (2008, January 21). Land of the blessed. New Statesman, 137(4880), 55-56. Retrieved February 21, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
3. The author is Carpenter and it was published in “Prevention” in 2008. What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
Type: magazine
APA:
Carpenter, S. (2008, December). IS YOUR PARENT OVER-MEDICATED?. Prevention, 60(12), 142-151. Retrieved February 21, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
4. The author is Boehm and it was published in “Journal of Career Assessment.” What type of article is it? What is the main conclusion of the article? Cite it in correct APA format.
Type: empirical research (experimental research) [academic journal]
Main conclusion of article:
Positivity of a person can improve his/her performance at work.
APA:
Boehm, J. (2008, February). Does Happiness Promote Career Success?. Journal of Career Assessment, 16(1), 101-116. Retrieved February 21, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
5. The author is Farmer and it is published in “Foreign Affairs.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
Type: comment/response article [academic journal]
APA:
Farmer, P. (2007). From Marvelous Momentum to Health Care for All. . (pp. 155-159). Foreign Affairs. Retrieved February 21, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.
6. The authors are Levin, Reysen & Ganz and the article title is “The kindness of strangers revisited.” What type is it? Cite it in correct APA format.
Type: Magazine and newspaper articles
APA:
Ganz, E., Levine, R., Reysen, S. (2008, February). Social Indicators Research. Vol. 85 Issue 3, p461-481, 21p, 7 charts. Retrieved February 23, 2009 from Academic Search Premier Database.

Boolean Searching Strategies

Boolean Searching Strategies
Section.1
1. Caramel NOT Nuts = Twix, Caramel Kisses, Caramels
2. Chocolate OR Caramel = Twix, Caramel Kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat, Caramels
3. (Chocolate AND Caramel) NOT Cookie = Caramel Kisses, Snickers
4. Chocolate OR Nuts = Twix, Caramel Kisses, Snickers, Kit Kat
5. Cookie AND Chocolate = Twix, Kit Kat
6. Chocolate NOT Caramel = Kit Kat
7. Nuts OR Caramel = Twix, Caramel Kisses, Snickers, Caramels

Section. 2
1. Go to the library home page (http://library.csueastbay.edu).
Run a Keyword search on the following term: Colonialism
How many hits did you get? 353
Who is the author of the first work on your results list? Cohen, Benjamin B.
What type of work is this? Ebook

2. Click "modify search" to go to the library catalog’s Advanced Search page. Add United States to the second search box. Leave colonialism in the first box.
How many results did you get? 47
Find the result authored by Kharem, Haroon.
What's the title of this work?
A curriculum of repression: a pedagogy of racial history in the United States
What is the Call Number? LC2741 .K53 2006
Where in the library would you go to get this book? (hint--check the library floor plans by following the Maps link at the very bottom of the library home page)
In upper mall “Da-L, N-PQ Book Stacks
Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation.
Refer the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
Kharem, H. (2006). A curriculum of repression: pedagogy of racial history in the United States. New York, Retrieved February 17th, 2009, from Cal State University Library

3. Click "another search" (button next to "modify search.") Type colonialism in the first search box. In the second search box, type ("United States" OR Britain). Remember that OR widens your search results, instructing the catalog to return all results with "united states" or "Britain" somewhere in the record, and also the term "colonialism."
How many results did you get? 72
What is the title of the first work on your results list?
Open your eyes : deaf studies talking
Why did the catalog pull up this record (where did it find a match for your search phrase?)
Because it have the word: Colonialism, and the decline of deaf clubs in the United States.
List two subject headings for this work (hint: try "more details")
Deaf -- Congresses
Deaf -- Social conditions -- Congresses
4.Use the information in the record for this work to create an APA citation. Refer the APA Citation Guidelines handout from week 2 for help.
University of Minnesota (2002). Open your eyes: deaf studies talking, Deaf Studies Think Tank. Retrieved February 17th, 2009, from Cal State University Library

5. Now start over and run a search for a video about global warming (search and sort by date).
What is this video's call number?
VHS6566
Where in the library would you go to get this?
Reserves

Authority Question­ Essay

As I saw, there are a lot of people say they are very professor and academic because of they know a lot things. I can’t agree with that. For example someone said he is very professor because of he is know everything like what is Daniel Pink talking about “crowd of amateurs”. The biggest advantage of this kind of people is they really have a very broadly knowledge area. They know many things are many different academic areas. Also this point makes a very big disadvantage for them that is they are not be versed in any of parts. I meant all they learned nothing is deeply.
Inverse of this situation there is another kind of people Daniel Pink calls them “expert.” Those people they are really good at some academic area and very, very deeply. However sometimes they are so independent. All the things happen in this world there is nothing just happen along. If someone show some study result to public it must to depends on thousands things. So I mean if those people called “expert” they want do something and make it successful what they need is teamwork. They need relate to other work, it is like a pizza. Everyone is one piece of the whole work and each one take that responsibility for their own piece then it will be make a whole pizza, a wonderful one.
In us normal life, if someone saw there is a study result published by a “crowd of amateurs” he or she must be thinking a long time to decide believe that or not. However if there is a study result published by someone who is an “expert” in that area. When people read that they will believe that immediately and with no doubt. Because of in academic area when people heard something about “crowd of amateurs” they think that is no different with normal people in academic area.
After read the article by Daniel Pink it is let me know don’t believe what is academic journals, books, newspapers, tv, blogs, Wikipedia, etc say easily. Be specific in my life, I need to learn how judge a thing or a study result is that can be believed. For example there are lots ads show from TV that is said join in some plan that is start by a very smart guy “maybe that is a kindly crowd of amateurs” and how to make money from it. Those ads also invited some normal guys said they already make money from it and try to make everyone to believe that is true. Otherwise in school when I try to write essay now I know I’d better to read that very clearly if I want according to someone’ professional study result.

What is the difference between a scholarly journal article and a website?

A Scholarly Article is a academic article but website artcle is kind of informality

What is a Scholarly Article?

1.
Consult the chart:

The chart on the back lists the general criteria for determining what type of periodical article you have. Keep in mind that some articles do not meet all the criteria. When in doubt, consult a Reference Librarian or your instructor.
2.
Limit your database search to academic, scholarly, or peer reviewed journals:

Many databases allow you to limit your search to academic, scholarly, or peer reviewed journals (terminology varies between databases). Although limiting provides a preliminary filter, not all articles within a scholarly journal are scholarly, so you will need to evaluate each article individually against the criteria in the chart.
3.
Ask a Reference Librarian:

Please feel welcome to come to the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library and talk to a reference librarian. We can help you find a scholarly article or determine whether an article you have is scholarly.
4.
Are "peer reviewed" and "scholarly" the same thing?

Peer reviewed journals require that articles are read and evaluated by experts in the field before they are accepted for publication. Although most scholarly journals are refereed or peer reviewed, some are not. Generally instructors are happy with either peer reviewed or scholarly articles, but if your article HAS to be peer-reviewed, you will need to find that information in the front of the journal, or use Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory (Reference Z6941 U5) located behind the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of the library. Look up your title and look for the Document Type: Journal, Academic/Scholarly. Articles that are peer reviewed will have an arrow to the left of the title

and what is website ?

A website (or web site) is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are addressed with a common domain name or IP address in an Internet Protocol-based network. A web site is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via the Internet or a private local area network.
A web page is a document, typically written in plain text interspersed with formatting instructions of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML, XHTML). A web page may incorporate elements from other web sites with suitable markup anchors

The most differents between a scholarly jouraly artcle and website is A journal article is a

scholarly article published in a journal (which is like a magazine for a specific profession). Journal

articles are generally what you shoudl reference for school and college essays etc as they have

been approved for publishing. A website can be unmoderated and as such could have information

that is completely inaccurate. Websites are just the online pages that contain information on

anything.

Part I. Good Question/Bad Question
Read the following and decide whether or not you think each is a good research question. Briefly explain your answer. If you think a question is weak, explain how you would make it stronger.
What happened in the Darfur region of Western Sudan this past year?
-Bad question, because when answer this question, readers cannot get more information from the answers. It cannot help widen the topic. It may ask that “What happened in past year is important and why you think so?”
Did news coverage of the poor conditions at the U.S. Military’s Walter Reed Medical Center result in improved care of the veterans housed there?
-Good question, because it is very strong. When answer this question, we can know what happened step by step. It show us the process and how it improved itself.
Did Germany invade Poland during the Second World War?
-Bad question, because by answering that, we cannot get more information. Just like “Y” or “N” question.
Does the media cause eating disorders in women?
-Good question, because this like an argument and some people think that media publicized the pop sense of worth, which is one of the reason why women easy to get eating disorders. It can help people know the real reasons
Is there evidence that vocational training programs in California prisons impact recidivism (re-offense) rates?
-Good question, because people are focus on the evidence, and every each person may have their own comprehension of evidences. These questions can help us find the indication of the real evidence and different visual will widen our knowledge


Part II: Answer the following questions.
1. When you’re developing a research topic, you should be able to talk for one minute about that topic. Explain why, and how you’d prepare yourself.

Because able to use one minute to show my that can show myself abilily and i can handle about some questions like that with trouble. in one mintues i will clean my mind and find the main point as soon as possibile then think about logic sentence to support myself.


2. Describe some ways you can narrow the focus of a research topic.
i think i can narrow the focus of a research topic by finding core and key words and phrases.
with hock with main point and without so much details

week 1

Part 1
1. Student writes:
"Athough electronic health records can save health professionals time and cut hospital costs, implementing these systems will be a challenge. Many hospitals cannot afford them, and physician resistance and the lack of universal standards are also reasons cited by hospitals for not instituting these systems. President Obama’s economic stimulus package, which includes 19 billion for e-health records, might be enough to overcome the barriers to adopting these technologies”
- Not plagiarized
2. Student writes:
"The controversial issue of global warming has troubled society for many years now. Although some believe that it is a hoax, others view global warming as the greatest challenge of our time. While global warming is a complex issue that some have used to manipulate consumers, it must be taken seriously as the bulk of scientific evidence points to the reality of this phenomenon, which can dramatically alter our climate.”
- Not plagiarized
3. Student writes:
“Twitter, a so-called micro-blogging service has taken off over the past year. Users may post messages about their status, their moods, their location and other tidbits on Twitter.Most popular among young adults, Twitter has also been used by savvy marketers to inform users about products, and even by journalists who use it as a quick method of sharing story coverage.”
- http://www.slideshare.net/gregfromparis/some-figures-concerning-twitter

Part 2
Use the APA Citation Guidelines to put all the elements of the scrambled citations in the right place and make correct APA style citations.

4. Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved January 13, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database. 28(3), 439-446. Burkill, S., & Abbey, C. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. (2004).
What kind of citation is this?
Answer：Journal citation
5. (2006). My stroke of insight: A Brain scientist’s personal journey. Taylor, J.B. New York: Viking.What kind of citation is this?Answer：Article Citation

6. Retrieved March 27, 2009 from http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ngv.htm How
natural-gas vehicles work. (n.d.). Harris, W.
What kind of citation is this?
Answer：Website Citation

7. Logan, UT: College Reading Association. (pp. 51-54). In M.B. Sampson, P.E. Linder, F. Falk-Ross, M. Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.), (2007). Stroud, B. Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century Writing about African Americans, their communities, and their quilts.
What kind of citation is this?Answer：Book Citation

Part 3
Read the paragraphs below. Bold or italicize the sentences that are NOT common knowledge and therefore need a citation. Insert the in-text citation using the information you’ll find in the reference list entry for each paragraph.

8. Global warming is the increase in the Earth’s temperature as the result of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. Because of global warming, the average temperature of the Earth could rise as much as 8 degrees, causing sea levels to rise up to 23 inches over this century. (Zakaria,Global warming,2007)I believe that we all have a responsibility to help prevent global warming. A recent report suggests that just by using more efficient appliances, we can have a significant impact on carbon emissions that affect global warming. (Zakaria,Global warming,2007).
Zakaria, F. (2007, February 19). Global warming: Get used to it. Newsweek, 149(8), 43. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.

9. It’s no secret that the American population is getting fatter, in spite of our cultural obsession with fitness. Public health officials have expressed concern that the obesity “epidemic” is striking Americans of all ages, from very young children to older adults, and are looking to community groups to conduct outreach with at-risk groups. (Turner, T. ,2007 ) Through such efforts we can only hope for a healthier future.
Turner, T. (2007). Organizations present options to fight obesity. New York Amsterdam News, 98(52), 27-36. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.

10. Cancer is certainly a terrible disease, and researchers are hard at work attempting to find treatments and cures. However, it can be difficult for patients to figure out what is a legitimate treatment and what is the modern-day equivalent of snake oil, and it can be a source of stress to already burdened patients figuring out what is real medicine.Lowering the levels of copper in the body, eating a specialized organic, vegetarian, macrobiotic diet, and an Irish light therapy are just the kinds of experimental treatments that may have patients and their families scratching their heads. (Academic Search 2007)
Tomorrow’s cancer cures. Prevention, 55(3), 60. Retrieved December 20, 2007, from Academic Search Premier database.
Part4
11. Professor could ask students to use website cite that can help student to write a good essay. According to all information about authors will constitute a good lesson in critical thinking in itself. When students know much thing about critique they will post academic chapter futures. Embleton (2007)
12. According to 100 years research by Scientists, it is show illness come and gone can destroy brain cells. Insulin-dependent (type 1) and adult-onset (type 2) and varieties of the condition are 3type brain diabetes was calling by some expects have even taken. Arnst(2007)
13. Leaving Women Behind: Modern Families, Outdated Laws these book talking most women who into labor market don’t have a private pensions. Also the law is not good for women who live in today because today most women can live longer than men. Outdated laws hurt women.(2006)

A short introduction about " Mose"

My name is Siyun Wang. I prefer people call me Moses because usually most people can’t pronounce my Chinese name very well. I am a international students in cal state university East Bay. I was being there at Sep 23 2007. Right now I am studying in accounting area but I am not interesting on this area. I am good at computer part so I work at computer service on campus. However my parents don’t like me to study in computer area.
I like to play video game and I think I have kind of talent but I think I gift is cooking. I never take any cooking lesson before but I can cook very good food. I never learn anything from anyone but I can cook some food that I just watch other people cook once. I am so enjoy cook for others.
This is me, a shinning boy named Moses.