Spend some time watching this video about time management skills in college. The host interviews college students for their insights. Bottom line: Structure your time. .
Showing posts with label study skills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label study skills. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Verified: Internet Articles Badly Written
This is a fascinating article about an AOL writer and his daily routine. Which involved writing unbelievable amounts of print over subjects unfamiliar to the writer.
It is, I suspect, largely how most internet content gets created. As information, it is worthless - it exists only to generate clicks and therefore ad content.
This is the stuff you are reading if you haven't put in the five minutes to learning the library website.
Might I suggest you also read the classic Lippman book Liberty and the News. The problem of low-paid non-expert writers working under deadline is a reason to learn to think for yourself.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Scholarly VS NonScholarly
What is the difference between scholarly and nonscholarly articles? Watch this video to find out.
The librarian also explains how to use scholarly articles more effectively.
The librarian also explains how to use scholarly articles more effectively.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Memory Training Books
Our books on improving your memory skills.
Not only good for studying, but also good for your business skills. Remembering people's names is very important.
The instant you meet someone, associate their name with a word starting with the same letter.
Bronco Brian. Laughing Laura. Etc. Be nice (!). It's OK to ask someone for their last name again, in my opinion.
Note: you don't tell the person the memory word in front of their name! Be positive though.
It works!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Research Process Explained in Xtranormal
Been experimenting with Xtranormal. This program allows you to type in text for animated characters to say.
In this example, a librarian explains to a patron how to narrow a research focus.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Graduate Student Survival Video Tutorial
If you're a graduate student, or simply want to learn very advanced searching techniques:
watch this tutorial video.
It covers the things you'll need to thrive in grad school: getting caught to speed outside your discipline (or even IN your discipline), finding the most influential articles, how to find and use other people's dissertations (read: bibliographies), using other libraries and career opportunities.
watch this tutorial video.
It covers the things you'll need to thrive in grad school: getting caught to speed outside your discipline (or even IN your discipline), finding the most influential articles, how to find and use other people's dissertations (read: bibliographies), using other libraries and career opportunities.
Fake Comments on the Web
The comments section of blogs critical of powerful public or private entities are regularly infiltrated by fake comments written by paid workers of those entities.
These paid commentators will attack the critical information in length comment after comment, drowning out those that disagree with the actions of the powerful entity.
Examples:
As you might expect, China engages in this. People are paid to promote the official Chinese point of view around the internet. China, in case you have forgotten, is a non-democratic communist dictatorship.
Our US government is interested in this as well. Read this actual academic paper authored by a high government official that advocates flooding blog comments sections with pro-government material.
(There are many examples of big businesses doing this too - I will try to collect some examples for you soon)
My favorite example is when celebrities actually try to anonymously comment on critical articles on themselves! Scott Adams of Dilbert fame was busted doing this.
Here's a list of other famous/rich people concealing their identities in comments sections. Yes, it's a Wikipedia link, but they do include sources for these examples.
Solutions: 1. Stop Treating the Open Web as an authoritative source. 2. Learn to Think For Yourself, even when you perceive your own views to be unpopular.
These paid commentators will attack the critical information in length comment after comment, drowning out those that disagree with the actions of the powerful entity.
Examples:
As you might expect, China engages in this. People are paid to promote the official Chinese point of view around the internet. China, in case you have forgotten, is a non-democratic communist dictatorship.
Our US government is interested in this as well. Read this actual academic paper authored by a high government official that advocates flooding blog comments sections with pro-government material.
(There are many examples of big businesses doing this too - I will try to collect some examples for you soon)
My favorite example is when celebrities actually try to anonymously comment on critical articles on themselves! Scott Adams of Dilbert fame was busted doing this.
Here's a list of other famous/rich people concealing their identities in comments sections. Yes, it's a Wikipedia link, but they do include sources for these examples.
Solutions: 1. Stop Treating the Open Web as an authoritative source. 2. Learn to Think For Yourself, even when you perceive your own views to be unpopular.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
History of Correlation
Hey marketers and statisticians!
Interesting article - "Thirteen ways to Look At the Correlation Coefficient" - breaks down the nuances of correlation. Very good summary of how your choice of the construction of your correlation can mean different things in your final scatterplot graph.
Detailed but cool summary of the mysteries of correlation.
Interesting article - "Thirteen ways to Look At the Correlation Coefficient" - breaks down the nuances of correlation. Very good summary of how your choice of the construction of your correlation can mean different things in your final scatterplot graph.
Detailed but cool summary of the mysteries of correlation.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
We Have Tutorials On YouTube
We have many tutorials on YouTube that walk you through the process of using our databases.
The screenshots do zoom in, so you'll be able to see the screen. I made a bunch for the business related majors.
So quit smashing your head against the wall or feeling lost. If you watch the tutorials and still feel that way, consult a psychologist or put a crystal on your forehead.
The screenshots do zoom in, so you'll be able to see the screen. I made a bunch for the business related majors.
So quit smashing your head against the wall or feeling lost. If you watch the tutorials and still feel that way, consult a psychologist or put a crystal on your forehead.
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