WEBVTT 00:00:16.194 --> 00:00:19.943 Why should I care about traditionally published information? 00:00:20.543 --> 00:00:22.342 Once upon a time... 00:00:22.527 --> 00:00:25.471 Students determined to be successful in college, 00:00:25.716 --> 00:00:27.037 and ultimately in life, 00:00:28.277 --> 00:00:32.032 didn't have to worry as much about finding reliable information. 00:00:32.505 --> 00:00:34.258 Once upon a time... 00:00:34.953 --> 00:00:37.037 They were generally directed toward sources 00:00:37.145 --> 00:00:40.229 that had gone through a rigorous review process. 00:00:40.937 --> 00:00:42.082 In the old days, 00:00:43.450 --> 00:00:46.535 students found themselves sitting before multi-volume indexes 00:00:46.705 --> 00:00:48.658 that would ultimately point them toward articles 00:00:48.789 --> 00:00:51.741 edited by experts in their chosen field. 00:00:53.317 --> 00:00:56.513 Or they would be found fingering through a card catalog 00:00:56.529 --> 00:01:01.443 that served as a beginning place in their quest to find just the right books. 00:01:02.982 --> 00:01:03.850 Once upon a time... 00:01:04.296 --> 00:01:07.672 The information students relied on to write their research papers 00:01:08.165 --> 00:01:12.741 was usually given a stamp of approval before it was made available to them. 00:01:13.325 --> 00:01:14.525 In other words, 00:01:15.095 --> 00:01:19.208 it was published by companies and other organizations that hired experts 00:01:19.316 --> 00:01:24.168 to make sure it was accurate before it was made available to the public. 00:01:24.876 --> 00:01:26.460 But now.. 00:01:26.913 --> 00:01:30.166 Students are facing a lot more information 00:01:30.489 --> 00:01:33.557 and a lot of new temptations. 00:01:34.358 --> 00:01:37.579 We all know anyone can put up a website. 00:01:38.894 --> 00:01:40.916 Some of these sites can be pretty useful. 00:01:42.101 --> 00:01:46.199 Most sites have not been subjected to a rigorous review process. 00:01:46.307 --> 00:01:48.006 In other words... 00:01:48.006 --> 00:01:50.184 the experts did not sign off on them. 00:01:51.291 --> 00:01:54.500 I thought I could find everything through Google, but... 00:01:54.761 --> 00:01:56.349 my sources weren't good enough? 00:01:58.579 --> 00:02:02.403 The World Wide Web has made it very easy for students to ignore 00:02:02.403 --> 00:02:05.441 the information produced by the experts-- 00:02:05.441 --> 00:02:08.070 the sources that may well have helped their parents 00:02:08.070 --> 00:02:10.736 get into schools like UCSD. 00:02:11.536 --> 00:02:14.376 This information is often published in articles and books, 00:02:14.422 --> 00:02:20.172 and these sources are usually not made available through Google or similar search engines. 00:02:21.434 --> 00:02:25.223 But I do find articles and book through Google. 00:02:26.470 --> 00:02:29.109 Google may point toward some useful information 00:02:29.355 --> 00:02:32.651 if you are willing to weed through all the junky stuff 00:02:32.744 --> 00:02:35.817 and carefully evaluate the sources you do choose. 00:02:36.971 --> 00:02:37.975 Even so, 00:02:38.144 --> 00:02:41.172 other students understand where traditionally published information can be found-- 00:02:42.312 --> 00:02:44.523 whether it is on the library shelves 00:02:45.277 --> 00:02:47.396 or in a virtual library. 00:02:48.225 --> 00:02:49.467 So if you are in the habit 00:02:49.559 --> 00:02:52.874 of just grabbing a site or two that seems to cover it 00:02:53.028 --> 00:02:55.510 before clicking on Microsoft Word, 00:02:56.866 --> 00:02:58.946 you are bound to come up short next to the student 00:02:58.994 --> 00:03:01.697 who has also surveyed the range of traditionally published sources available. 00:03:03.882 --> 00:03:04.963 I'm sorry, 00:03:05.148 --> 00:03:07.153 but if it takes more than three minutes, 00:03:07.261 --> 00:03:08.227 I'm done. 00:03:08.889 --> 00:03:09.927 It's up to you! 00:03:10.404 --> 00:03:14.138 If you really want to find the sources that will help you learn about a topic 00:03:14.138 --> 00:03:16.228 or defend your argument, 00:03:16.228 --> 00:03:18.625 a little patience is required. 00:03:19.763 --> 00:03:22.557 Any skill that truly matters takes time to perfect, 00:03:23.510 --> 00:03:24.923 including research. 00:03:26.261 --> 00:03:28.908 I already know how to search the Internet. 00:03:30.539 --> 00:03:34.081 Again, students who don't understand the limitations 00:03:34.081 --> 00:03:36.706 of a quick and dirty web search, 00:03:36.706 --> 00:03:38.964 will ultimately lose out to those who do. 00:03:39.411 --> 00:03:41.108 Here's the good news! 00:03:42.124 --> 00:03:44.677 A lot of the information students once relied on 00:03:44.677 --> 00:03:46.914 to write award-winning papers 00:03:46.914 --> 00:03:48.200 can be found on the Internet. 00:03:50.172 --> 00:03:51.736 OK. What's the catch? 00:03:53.506 --> 00:03:55.426 Traditionally published information, 00:03:55.426 --> 00:03:59.137 which includes journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, 00:03:59.183 --> 00:04:02.725 is often available through research databases, 00:04:02.725 --> 00:04:05.784 such as Academic Search Premier 00:04:05.784 --> 00:04:07.044 or Academic Onefile. 00:04:08.197 --> 00:04:09.366 In other words, 00:04:09.443 --> 00:04:13.697 you might not be able to find comprehensive collections of traditionally published information 00:04:13.697 --> 00:04:15.912 on the Internet through Google, 00:04:15.912 --> 00:04:19.646 but you may be able to find some of this content through your library. 00:04:20.862 --> 00:04:25.167 Did you know your college library buys collections of published books and articles 00:04:25.167 --> 00:04:28.334 that have been produced in electronic formats 00:04:28.334 --> 00:04:30.938 and added to research databases. 00:04:32.215 --> 00:04:36.590 These are the same academic sources college students have always used, 00:04:36.590 --> 00:04:38.797 the sources written by the experts. 00:04:39.428 --> 00:04:43.388 But now we have some sophisticated search tools available to help students 00:04:43.388 --> 00:04:47.696 sift through articles and books to find just the right information. 00:04:48.834 --> 00:04:50.192 Here's the bad news... 00:04:50.545 --> 00:04:53.736 It takes time to learn how to use these tools well. 00:04:55.444 --> 00:04:57.157 However, once you become 00:04:57.218 --> 00:04:59.322 a more efficient researcher, 00:04:59.322 --> 00:05:02.512 you can potentially find a lot more relevant information. 00:05:02.574 --> 00:05:06.162 You can even discover ways to do this quickly-- 00:05:06.162 --> 00:05:10.289 once you learn how to truly take advantage of all the useful search features 00:05:10.289 --> 00:05:12.280 databases have to offer. 00:05:13.865 --> 00:05:16.012 The problem, again, 00:05:16.012 --> 00:05:17.339 Google won't get you there. 00:05:17.971 --> 00:05:20.637 Libraries pay for their research databases. 00:05:20.684 --> 00:05:22.187 Because of this, 00:05:22.248 --> 00:05:25.054 they only make these sources available to their own users. 00:05:26.101 --> 00:05:28.561 So Google might get you to your library's website, 00:05:28.561 --> 00:05:31.652 but it won't take you into your library's databases. 00:05:31.913 --> 00:05:35.506 And that's where you'll find information written by experts. 00:05:36.259 --> 00:05:38.036 Here's the solution... 00:05:38.036 --> 00:05:41.781 Start the research process on your library's website. 00:05:41.781 --> 00:05:45.710 This point is tough for today's student to remember, 00:05:45.771 --> 00:05:47.745 because many of us turn to Google 00:05:47.868 --> 00:05:49.822 every single day.