WK 6: Library Research Methods

10/3/2013

Many thanks to Matt Makowka for demystifying the UTD library system. The most important thing to remember is that if you are on campus or logged in to the library you will have full access to the library's robust database of journals and magazines. It is a bit like having access to the second half of the internet!

If your abstract was not approved last night, have no fear! Email me your revised abstract proposal (make sure you have that clear thesis!) and I will as quickly as I can send you back an approval and/or suggest changes. You want your abstract to give you clear direction as you continue your research on the topic!

Didn't turn one in? I know who you are so I'm expecting you to email me asap!

12 Comments

Shahei

10/5/2013 01:50:18 am

While I was aware that the library had an online catalog, I was not aware it was this useful. Know that I know the catalog is for more than just the books in the library, that's a tool will defiantly use.

Daniel

10/5/2013 04:17:58 am

This is the right place for the weekly blogs, right. I can't find anything else, but no one is commenting?

Shahei

10/7/2013 01:19:28 pm

Its what we have been using yes.

Christopher

10/9/2013 12:51:06 am

Can't believe there's so much information relevant to our field. I remember trying in vain to do game design research in the early millennium. Practically impossible in my experience.

I'll still have to get used to the (seemingly) convoluted methods of obtaining research documents. Too bad it's not as simple as a Google search.

Amanda Fisher

10/9/2013 04:49:23 am

Yeah, I remember trying to find sources like this on a database for a smaller college just a few years back and it had nothing. How much there is available now really surprised me.

Spencer

10/9/2013 12:57:24 am

The library definitely has a lot more features than I thought, and is infinitely more useful than that of the community college I attended. The navigation seems a little tricky, but there's a lot of ways to find information

David

10/9/2013 02:36:36 am

The ability to look up databases from home is a very helpful resource. However, make sure to be specific on what you are searching for. If you are not you will get about twenty thousand links.

Christopher Thompson

10/9/2013 11:04:24 am

I don't see week 7 up here yet so I'll just post it in here. Here's a few blog links that talk about relevant topics that we watched in class today.

http://www.lostgarden.com/2013/07/a-single-game-as-lifelong-hobby.html
http://www.lostgarden.com/2012/12/understanding-randomness-in-terms-of.html

This one was featured on Gamasutra recently thats about Spore
http://www.designer-notes.com/?p=654

Edgar Cortez

10/13/2013 11:37:12 am

Did our Prof. say he didnt want our presentations similar to our paper?
I would like to make sure before I start writing for my 15 minute speech

Patrick Hoffman

10/15/2013 03:46:50 am

I think he wanted our talks to more like the TED talks we watched. I don't think it's supposed to be just an oral version of the paper. Obviously, it should include what you've researched, but presented in a visually (and aurally) engaging manner.

Adam Becker

10/16/2013 05:24:40 am

Love our library. I'm going to miss it when I graduate.

Caleb Sherman

10/16/2013 06:51:56 am

I used Ebsco at the junior college I graduated from, it is generally a much more useful tool than google at finding scholarly sources.

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