Written to Support The Back Porch Guide to the Research Paper
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"Students [should] keep a research log during their whole process of research, noting in a brief entry at the end of each day what they learned, what questions they have, and where they need to go next." (p. 168)
Barbara K. Stripling |
There are four common ways in which to use journals for note taking and for recording specific details about your reserach experience.
Each type of journal has its own uses as well as limitations.
Although it is not exactly a journal, Delicious allows you to organize your on-line research. You can place your quality websites into folders and even provide an annotation for them. I have found Delicious to be a great research tool.
References and Resources
Stripling, Barbara K. "Learning-Centered Libraries: Implications from Research." School Library Media Quarterly 23.3 (1995): 163-170. Cited in Lathrop, Ann and Kathleen Foss. Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
