Friday, October 12, 2012

Exploring Topic

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Exploring Topic
In this subject, I want to share with you about how explore a topic online. I have already prepared for two topics: “Digital Imaging” and “Music and Mathematics”.
          I have two ways for my working:
1.     Using Wikipedia.
2.     Using a Deep Web Database: Subject Encyclopedias.
Using Wikipedia:
·        Open a new window and go to Wikipedia.org.
·        Enter my topic in internet window, and choose the language.
·        Key word:
v Digital audio, digital audio, digital content, digitally, digital entertainment, digital information, digital photography…
v Music and mathematics, music (philosophy), music Theory, music: music religion, overview of music, mathematics…
I opened and received some information about “Digital Imaging” and “Music and Mathematics”; but I did not find: author of articles, title of the source, publisher, and city, even page number. And then, I point out a conclusion is: I cannot use the information on Wikipedia for my essay or any writing that I use in college, because I cannot cite the sources for them. That is also known as plagiarism. I wonders that “Don’t worry about that!” then I go to reference and click one of all subjects. I had some information
Title of article: Math and Music: Harmonious Connections.
          Author of article:   Garland, Trudi Hammel; Kahn, Charity Vaughan
          Title of the source: N/A
          Publisher, city, and date of publication: Dale Seymour Publications, P.O. Box 10888, Palo Alto, CA 94303-1879. 1995.
          Page number: 162.
          Using a Deep Web Database: Subject Encyclopedias
·        Open the website in a new window: http://library.clark.edu/, click Find, and then click Articles and databases. In the right side click in Gale Virtual Reference Library.
·        Appear page GVRL, then type the topic “Digital Imagine” or “Music and Mathematics” in advanced search window.
                     ·  digital media
·  digitally
·  digital content
·  digital music
·  digital television
·  digital imaging
·  digital technology
·  digital marketing
·  digital age
·  digital divide
·  digital entertainment
·  all digital
·  digital audio
·  digital printing
·  digital world
·  digital services
·  digital data
·  digital assistants
·  digital information
· mathematical
·  mathematician
·  mathematically
·  mathematicians
·  mathematical model
·  mathematics and science
·  mathematician
·  mathematical physics
·  mathematical society
·  mathematics teacher
·  mathematical statistics
·  mathematical formula
·  mathematical programming
·  Mathematics
·  mathematical theory
·  mathematical methods
·  Mathematical models
·  mathematical problems
·  mathematics and computer science.

Then I click at “Mathematic society”, because in this topic has some information about art, music. Next I click at Title page. Finally I click at citation tools.
            I have:
            Title of article: Mathematics and Society
            Author of article:  Ed. Sarah J. Greenwald and Jill E. Thomley
            Title of the source: “Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society.”
            Publisher, city and date of publication of the encyclopedia:
Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 2012. [iii]. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 12 Oct. 2012.
           
Before I search my topic, I should answer some question such as:
1.      What is my topic?
2.      What is a key for my searching? What is something that relate to my topic?
3.      How can I find them easily?
Summary
The best way for exploring the topic in internet people should define something such as:
·         Topic
·         Something relate to the topic
·         The guide lines for searching
·         Brainstorm for the way to find.

Comparing between two ways for searching:
1.       Wikipedia website
2.       Deep Web Database.

Wikipedia
Deep Web Database
Easier
Simple information
From a lot of source and author
Harder
Copious language, deep content
Famous authors with high level education.

The most important is doing not forget to cite sources. Good luck

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Sinh:

    Good work. I wanted you to create questions based on your topic, such as How do math and music affect other learning?
    I can tell you spent time exploring both resources and observing what they each have to offer.

    Cheers,
    Andrea

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