My research topic is “Gay Men in Minnesota”. I am looking
for both general and specific information about this population. Also, I am
curious to know the stand of the state of Minnesota as regards theirs right and
freedom of association.
To be able to do my research on this population
successfully, I visited the SCSU Miller library basement to get some
traditional print books related to my topic after searching the SCSU website
under library. I narrowed my search to current books under dates. I selected a
book on my topic from 1998 to 2012.
In addition to searching the Miller library for book related
to my topic, I also used some search engine such as Goggle, Yahoo, and Mozilla
Firefox to search for my topic. I also visited New York Times and CNN’s
websites to search articles related to my topic.
Overall, my search experience was very successful because I
was able to gather a lot of information needed for my research. For example,
when I went into the SSCSU website under library, I input Gay men and limit my
search to 1998 -2012. I got a multiple result of books I needed with the title
of the book, the author’s name, the publisher and year of publication, the
location of the book, and the call number.
Similarly, there were e-books in the OPAC related to my
topic but I prefer the traditional print books.
Besides, I don’t have mobile device to download e-book. The print book
is easy for me to carry and read without having to worry about internet or
downloading problem.
As regard the website www. grrl.org, I was redirected to
word press.com to create a blog. Overall, I think the miller library was more
friendly and familiar to me.
Hi Taiwo,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your search experience for books on your research topic. I like how you narrowed down your search in order to find books in our collection, as well as using other resources to help you find titles.
The website for the Great River Regional Library system changed...it is www.griver.org. Give it a shot and let me know how it worked for you.
I look forward to reading your next posts...
Sincerely,
Professor Wexelbaum
Dear Prof. Wexelbaum,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the redirection. I checked it out. The Great River Regional library system is also a great research tool for my topic. My search strings outcomes was great. I have different print and e-books on my topic located in different counties library across Great River regional areas. However, Miller library bears more strings and more accessible to me compared to the Great River Regional Library.