Search It Right

Learnt using different search facilities and extracting keywords to narrow down our search for our work. I realised that synonym to the keywords plays a big part too in helping to attain better and accurate results. The use of "*" and "N/2" kind of get my interests for I have never heard of them moreover use them. It seems that there are in fact alot of ways to filter my search. And it seems that only now that I am in EIR class, I come to know of them.

Aside from that, the proper construction of the sentence to be used for searching are also vital to achieve the best results. Proper usage of the Boolean operators like "AND" and "OR" can make a whole big difference when doing a search. Before I come to this class, I always tend to type the whole chunk of words into the query box to search for stuffs. Now that I know of the many good ways to make life easier, doing research can never be the same again!

Truly I believe life is going to be much more easier knowing that Google Scholar exist. It's search results is more narrowed down to relevance and its faster search time is a bonus. Google Scholar is a good search engine for those who requires research that are professionally done up and does not possess "holes" in the results. When searching for my topic, I was quite sad to see not much results, however the information in each, is of quality. I shall from now on extend my search using this search facility. It seems like it picks up the bestest among the best. And that, sounds good to me.

As for Google, it seems to simply grab all that it feels is related. Therefore the search results are high and you need to browse through them to find what you really need. When I was searching for my topic using this search engine, there are a few good results that I picked up. More than Google Scholar in fact. Well, whatever it is, Google will still be my default search engine. Maybe it is because I do not really mind browsing through tens of pages! But for schoolwork research, Google Scholar will be my choice.

Citing a source APA (American Psychological Association) style have become a norm for us in our research and schoolwork for design students. The reason APA is required when using/taking an information from a source is to simply acknowledge those "behind the scenes" that has helped you deliver the information that you need. "That is because we find inspiration for our work, referring to works from international designers or so on, and there is a need to, of course, tell ourselves that we are simply only using the material as reference and do not own them. One module had introduced us to a site which could even help us to write the APA. We just need to fill in the necessary information required to create the APA, press ENTER and there goes! Though it is convenient, it is also good that we know how to do it without the help of the machine.

Lastly, I managed to be a member of a forum! Honestly, I had always wanted to be a member of an open discussion forum because I love to share my views and opinions with others. Hmm. Its not nervous, but rather anxious. I have posted a thread and am now anticipating a reply. If it seems dead, I shall try on other forums. Yeah!



black will paint over white,
& red will stain it.
` samarra .