Wikipedia rocks. I don't use it as a final source, but it's great for browsing and illuminating.
IMDB coulda been a wiki, couldn't it?
'Day' is a vestigial mode of time measurement based on solar cycles. It's not applicable. I didn't get you anything.
River ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2005 6:26:48 pm PDT #5082 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Emily - Oct 10, 2005 6:28:36 pm PDT #5083 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I tend to end up consulting it for math questions fairly often.
(Wikipedia. Not IMDB. Cause that'd be kind of strange.)
Kat - Oct 10, 2005 6:31:29 pm PDT #5084 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I don't use it as a final source,
I use it as a beginning source though. It's been super helpful for my dante stuff.
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2005 6:35:59 pm PDT #5085 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I use it as a middle source. I still google first, scan the first page or so of hits to get a sense of the web out there, and then if it's something I can distill to a term I click on the definition highlight top right, read the dictionary, etc entries, and then usually use the wikipedia entry on that page as a starting point. From there, to be sure, I hit up Encyclopaedia Britannica or some similar pro source, if I need more than an understanding or perspective.
Kat - Oct 10, 2005 6:37:33 pm PDT #5086 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love various researching techniques!
I start with wikipedia as general overview and to see what links they have. Once i get a handle on what I'm looking for, I google with more specificity, and in the case of Dante, do the academic google.
Jesse - Oct 10, 2005 6:39:39 pm PDT #5087 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I apparently am uninterested in actual knowledge. I only like factoids. Anyway, I use wikipedia once in a while, when I think of it.
For school I use paid databases.
Kate P. - Oct 10, 2005 6:43:27 pm PDT #5088 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
t taking notes for class on Reference & Information Services
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2005 6:44:34 pm PDT #5089 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have access to Books 24x7 through work, and rarely remember to use the damned thing. Text of actual books, and I'd rather google and surf. I don't think digitising books works for me -- I'm better off in something that was created ground up for the web.
I apparently am uninterested in actual knowledge [...] For school [...]
Hmm.
Lee - Oct 10, 2005 6:45:04 pm PDT #5090 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hey, there was a Krav Maga reference on HIMYM!
Jesse - Oct 10, 2005 6:46:05 pm PDT #5091 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, personally. I google to find out stupid facts, not to actually learn about a topic.
For school, I search journals and whatnot. Still not as interested in actually learning as I might be.