1. Though I was absent on Friday, I was told that citations were discussed, both in MLA and APA format. Professor also went over the review that was due the day before. She also talked about what "subject headings" are under the HAYSTAC catalog.
2. A difference between MLA and APA format is that in MLA you write out the author's complete name, unlike in APA format where you only write the last name and first name initial. Another difference is that the most important thing in APA format is the year because it is important that the information is relevant; in MLA format, the year is not so important.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
November 14, 2007 Review Part II
The first research tool I used was the Brittanica Online. I was going to use the Academic Search Premier, typing in the same words, but the information there was all old and already used. Besides the Academic Search Premier is more for articles and there are no articles on Socrates. Next, I went to the World Wide Web because I did not know at the time where to find a database in a discipline or specific subject. I searched the same terms as in Brittanica Online and found information on Socrates that was published by the Washington State University. I used the search terms “Socrates,” “Philosophy,” and “Greek.” I used these words because they are all related to what I am trying to find out.
Towards the end of my search I added the words “Ancient” and “Plato.” I did this because I found that most results had Plato in it anyway, and it is thanks to him that we know about Socrates. This also narrowed down my search somewhat.
My research sources, along with their bibliographic information, is in the “part I” of the Review.
I learned that before becoming known as a philosopher he worked as a sculptor and became extremely wealthy doing that. I also learned that when he served in the Peloponnesian War he was 40 years old! Lastly I learned that the Sophist were against him. This is ironic, since he was known as a sophist to some people.
Questions
Socrates says, “I only know that I know nothing.” This is a very famous quote. Why does he say he does not know something if he truly does?
In Plato’s famous playwright, Crito, Crito tries to convince Socrates to escape so he will not be executed. Why does Socrates refuse to escape?
Another Database I would use would be would be the library catalog. I think it is the easiest way to find information that cannot be found online. Books are the best way to really find good information.
Towards the end of my search I added the words “Ancient” and “Plato.” I did this because I found that most results had Plato in it anyway, and it is thanks to him that we know about Socrates. This also narrowed down my search somewhat.
My research sources, along with their bibliographic information, is in the “part I” of the Review.
I learned that before becoming known as a philosopher he worked as a sculptor and became extremely wealthy doing that. I also learned that when he served in the Peloponnesian War he was 40 years old! Lastly I learned that the Sophist were against him. This is ironic, since he was known as a sophist to some people.
Questions
Socrates says, “I only know that I know nothing.” This is a very famous quote. Why does he say he does not know something if he truly does?
In Plato’s famous playwright, Crito, Crito tries to convince Socrates to escape so he will not be executed. Why does Socrates refuse to escape?
Another Database I would use would be would be the library catalog. I think it is the easiest way to find information that cannot be found online. Books are the best way to really find good information.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
November 14, 2007 Review Part 1
Because the information on my topic is so vague, a lot of the information is repeated or is in dialogue form. Even so, I tried to get as much information as I could. I started out using the Brittanica Online for my first database. I typed in the words “Socrates” AND “Greece” AND “philosophy.” I came across the article, “Ethics: Ancient Greece.” The Bibliography is:"ethics." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 13 Nov.2007 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-252521>.
In this article I found out that:
The first philosophers were known as the “Seven Sages,” beginning with Plato, not Socrates.
Socrates was considered a sophist, the early word for philosopher, or a teacher of rhetoric and argument.
Next I went to the World Wide Web. I went to google.com and typed in the same thing “Socrates Greece philosophy.” On the very top on the page I found an article called, “Greek Philosophy: Socrates.” The year it was published was 1996 by Richard Hooker from the section “world civilizations” of the Washington State University home page. I did this search on November 13, 2007. From this article I learned:
Socrates was the teacher of Alcibiades, who persuaded Athens to send a huge force to Sicily in an attempt to take over some of the cities there.
Scholars are not sure whether or not the information about Socrates that came from Plato’s works is true.
Then, I went to was the library catalog. Like I said before, the information on Socrates is so vague, that it all repeats; however, I did find a book that I checked out and used it to get more info. The book was “Socratic Citizenship” by Dana Villa and it was published in 2001, found on November 9, 2007 by me. I used pages 311 to 319. The book did not really talk about Socrates, but rather compared and contrasted Philosophy and society. It explained how philosophy plays a major part in our world today.
Lastly I went to a discipline database and found nothing really relevant or new about Socrates. This was particularly hard to find because I did not know where to find a discipline database. However, like I said, the information was very irrelevant.
In this article I found out that:
The first philosophers were known as the “Seven Sages,” beginning with Plato, not Socrates.
Socrates was considered a sophist, the early word for philosopher, or a teacher of rhetoric and argument.
Next I went to the World Wide Web. I went to google.com and typed in the same thing “Socrates Greece philosophy.” On the very top on the page I found an article called, “Greek Philosophy: Socrates.” The year it was published was 1996 by Richard Hooker from the section “world civilizations” of the Washington State University home page. I did this search on November 13, 2007. From this article I learned:
Socrates was the teacher of Alcibiades, who persuaded Athens to send a huge force to Sicily in an attempt to take over some of the cities there.
Scholars are not sure whether or not the information about Socrates that came from Plato’s works is true.
Then, I went to was the library catalog. Like I said before, the information on Socrates is so vague, that it all repeats; however, I did find a book that I checked out and used it to get more info. The book was “Socratic Citizenship” by Dana Villa and it was published in 2001, found on November 9, 2007 by me. I used pages 311 to 319. The book did not really talk about Socrates, but rather compared and contrasted Philosophy and society. It explained how philosophy plays a major part in our world today.
Lastly I went to a discipline database and found nothing really relevant or new about Socrates. This was particularly hard to find because I did not know where to find a discipline database. However, like I said, the information was very irrelevant.
Monday, November 5, 2007
November 8, 2007 Log
1. a) Books Stacks:
TITLE: Six questions of Socrates : a modern-day journey of discovery through world philosophy
b)Reference Stacks:
TITLE: Philosophy : a guide to the reference literature
2. Bibliographic info:
a)BJ1521 .P45 2004
b)B51 .Y259 2006
3. (A) On Friday, I found a book that was really interesting on Philosophy. So instead of looking under "words" in the Catalog, I looked under titles, and I found it. The other book, I had to go in "words." This gave me a lot of results, but I put the more words I put, the narrower the search became, which helped a lot when it came time to picking a book. (B) I did not really encounter any problems. The only problem I had was when I went under "words;" I made the search too narrow when I made the "location," "material type," and "year" specific. (C) I learned I should start with a wider search and then try to narrow it and search for specific things. If I start with a narrow search, it will be much harder to find results.
TITLE: Six questions of Socrates : a modern-day journey of discovery through world philosophy
b)Reference Stacks:
TITLE: Philosophy : a guide to the reference literature
2. Bibliographic info:
a)BJ1521 .P45 2004
b)B51 .Y259 2006
3. (A) On Friday, I found a book that was really interesting on Philosophy. So instead of looking under "words" in the Catalog, I looked under titles, and I found it. The other book, I had to go in "words." This gave me a lot of results, but I put the more words I put, the narrower the search became, which helped a lot when it came time to picking a book. (B) I did not really encounter any problems. The only problem I had was when I went under "words;" I made the search too narrow when I made the "location," "material type," and "year" specific. (C) I learned I should start with a wider search and then try to narrow it and search for specific things. If I start with a narrow search, it will be much harder to find results.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
November 5, 2007 Log
1. In the previous class, we discussed how to use the University's Catalog. We learned different ways of using the catalog, such as finding things that we are looking for according to words, titles, and authors. We learned how to find a book according to how it is kept in the shelves, suing the periodical locator. We learned about a certain website that helps us do a timeline so we are able to turn in something in time. Lastly, we learned that we are able to check out books from different universities, not just CSUEB.
2. "Words" is when you type a word(s) and you get results of everything with that word or group of words in it, articles and titles. "Subject headings" are when you type in a word or a group of words and and they come up in the title, which then helps you see if the article is worth reading.
3. The disadvantage of using the "word" is that it will give you all the results of everything in the library with that word in it. The advantage of "subject headings" is that the words you type in are only in the title, which makes it easier to see if the rest of the article/periodical will be useful. An advantage of using "word" is that you can broaden or narrow the search using "language," "location," and "material type." A disadvantage of "subject heading" is that depending on the search terms used, the search will either be very broad or very narrow.
2. "Words" is when you type a word(s) and you get results of everything with that word or group of words in it, articles and titles. "Subject headings" are when you type in a word or a group of words and and they come up in the title, which then helps you see if the article is worth reading.
3. The disadvantage of using the "word" is that it will give you all the results of everything in the library with that word in it. The advantage of "subject headings" is that the words you type in are only in the title, which makes it easier to see if the rest of the article/periodical will be useful. An advantage of using "word" is that you can broaden or narrow the search using "language," "location," and "material type." A disadvantage of "subject heading" is that depending on the search terms used, the search will either be very broad or very narrow.
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