Taking the Time to Find the Right Source

Simple Google searches just aren’t enough.

The Best Information at Wake Is NOT Free

Information is free. Right?

Wrong.

The perception the Internet offers an inclusive atmosphere to discover information initially appears correct, as Google and Bing over a solution to seemingly every…

Final Thoughts

Going in to taking this Library 100 class, I wasn’t too sure what to expect. I took a basic research methods class in high school…

Access to Information

My entire life I have had the privilege and advantage of having easy access to information. I have often taken for the granted the ability to access scholarly journal articles or eBooks, because, regretfully, I have not regularly used the resources.

I wish I had known that libraries originally served as locations to store community information. I think it is really cool that libraries stored information and resources accessible to community members. Amazon and Google don’t have past community records and legal documents available for research.

Until recently scholarly journal articles pertained to only individuals practicing in the specif field discussed. The articles primarily focused on individuals interested in conducting further research to their scholarly pursuit. These articles were not purposed for the general population, nonetheless Undergraduate Students at Wake Forest University…