danait's 4 blog

The hardest thing about finding information is searching for what you exactly are looking for. You need to know the exact key words for what you need. There are many web sites out there about just one topic so if you just put something that generalizes your topic you will probably have a hard time finding the specific answer. The best thing to do is specify it as best as you can. There are also websites out there that don’t have anything to do with the topic you want: they can just have one text of your topic, or just even the name of your topic mentioned as they pass by and it will still pop up if you didn’t specify what you are looking for. Another thing is knowing exactly how to not plagiarize. Just changing a few words and not citing it can be considered plagiarism so, you shouldn’t forget to use citations, and quotation marks when necessary. In addition to this, the World Wide Web is not controlled by government agencies, so many of the information and advertisement out there are false and misleading; therefore, when you are doing a research it’s best to be cautious and aware. (Don’t fall into a false trap made by people who don’t have anything better to do with their lives.)
I found this class very helpful. I learn how to cite something correctly. I use to think plagiarism is just taking some one’s idea’s and passing it as your own but after taking this class I realized plagiarism can take many forms. And if you don’t learn how to correctly use citations and give the person credit you will get in trouble, mentioning their name is not enough. There is more to it. I also learned how to recognize false and true websites. I knew there was false information out on the web before but I never really gave it much thought so this class helped me to be cautious and on my guard from now on. J

danait's 3rd blog post

The value of books especially among youngsters has been decreasing dramatically because now the internet provides many of the information that is needed. Technological revolution has made our lifestyle more luxurious and efficient. The internet is one example of this. It easily supplies many of the basic facts and news that is desired. You don’t have to read the whole book now to find what you need. With a click of a button and a few minutes of research you will find what you are looking for. But does that mean we don’t need books anymore because everything will be provided in the internet. No, the internet will never be able to replace books. The problem with the internet is that there is so much information and entertainment that a person could easily get distracted. You cannot guarantee that a person will be doing their job and not looking at other pages. That’s one of the reasons why computers will never be able to replace teachers in a class room.

Another reason why internet will never replace books is that authors will want to see their work published. They want to see all their hard work on their hands or on the shelf, and not just on the computer where it’s easily accessible. Also some of the information on the internet is false and not confidential. The source is not reliable, however because many people do not know this so they still use it; therefore, to just abandon books and relay on the internet is giving everybody false information.

Many of the new books are not on the internet so if you need information from the book you have to buy it you wouldn’t find it.

So who every made that statement “since everything is in the internet ….we don’t need books anymore.” Should really reconsider that statement because the beneficiaries of books are enormous and very hard to replace.

Library of the future and librians

I think librarians help you find information you need. If you go to the library and can’t acquire the information you need a librarian can help you find it. Also any research you might be having problem with, you can get help from a librarian. The rest of the time when they are not helping anybody librarians spend it by organizing the library. It sure is to get messy with all the people coming in anytime they want, taking out what ever stuff they need, and putting it out of order. Librarian also have to put the return books back on the shelf and get the on hold items ready for the next person. When everything is done and in order I believe they read books or research things for their own entertainment.
The thing I think is really cool if librarians start doing it is, if you are doing a research, they should find out what research you are doing from your teacher so that when you ask for help they have everything ready. J
I think the future library will be filled with computers. In a world where technological advancement is increasing rapidly computers will most likely be the next books. Anything you can find in a book now is on the internet. A little research is all you need. I am not saying it will just be computers. I think there still will be books, especially fictions, because it’s just better to read fiction on a book than on a computer. Also books that just got published will probably not be on the internet for a long time and if you are trying to write about them or if the information you need is in there you need to purchase the book or get it from the library. Therefore, I think the future library will have a lot of computers, as well as books but not as many as the present library have.

When I go to college I hope to study biology because I want to grow up and become a doctor. I haven’t exactly figured out what kind of a doctor I want to be yet but I know for sure I am going to the medical field. I love the feeling of helping people. I have always found wonder in the human body. It is very interesting to see how our system works and to study the human anatomy.

The Pre-collegiate program is helping me achieve my goal because it is based on a health career, and it is most specifically designed for students who want to pursue a business on the medical field. In the Pre-collegiate program we take class that will help us succeed in college. We even get college credit for English 1010 presumed we passed them. The credit I received from this program goes into my high school transcript as well. It is especially good if you are going to medical field because three of the classes are health related: They consist of Health disparities- a study of health differentiation between different ethnicity. Human anatomy- the study of the human body system, and Nursing- a study of what exactly nurse’s do and the role they play. We also write our college essay and learn to apply to colleges for our senior seminar class.

This summer program is not only beneficial in a lot of ways but it is also free and its helping me achieve my goal in so many ways.