Recently, we looked at how to do basic research. Those techniques will serve you well any time you’re searching for information, but if you’re doing nursing research, there are several great tools available to you at IU East that will help you with this very specialized topic. Medicine is one of the fields where reliance… Read more »
Month: May 2014
Business Questions
Last week, we looked at basic research. But there are specialized tools for each academic discipline at IU East. And while the basic searching techniques work in most databases, if you’re majoring in business and economics, you’ll want to use economics-oriented databases. Fortunately, there are plenty of great sources for business news and research articles,… Read more »
Starting to Research
Whether you’ve been a student for a long time or are just getting started, knowing how to do good research can be a challenge. You’re probably great at finding movie times with Google, browsing Wikipedia for quick information, and maybe you even do your shopping or banking online. So you know that you’re good with… Read more »
For the Love of Cities…and Service
The wait is over and the “One book” selection for Fall 2014 has been announced! It is For the Love of Cities: the love affair between people and their places by Peter Kageyama. The book examines what makes cities lovable, and what motivates residents to take action to make their community a better place… Read more »