Friday, December 21, 2007

Happy Holidays

I would like to wish all the students and staff happy holidays! Remember that there will be no classes from December 24th until January 1st. Classes resume on January 2nd.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Evaluating Web Sites for Research: Part 3

Before you use a web site and its information for research purposes, you must evaluate it based on how objective it is. You can do this by determining the author's intentions behind presenting the information on the web site.

Be wary of an author who is merely attempting to express his or her opinions; there may be a significant amount of biased information behind those opinions. Online discussion boards and forums are something to watch out for in this regard, because the postings are often subjective.

If the author is merely trying to sell you something, the information on the web site could be biased as well. Some companies that sell products over the Internet are prone to making outlandish claims about what they offer in order to increase sales.

Other authors of web pages will make biased arguments based on their political convictions, so when you are researching a politically controversial topic, be sure to examine all points of view.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Enter a Drawing to Win a Flat Screen TV!

Everest College is holding a contest to reward students with good attendance records. Any student who has perfect attendance between December 10th and January 10th will be entered into a drawing to win a flat-screen television set. And any student who is in a class that has perfect attendance will be entered twice.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Free Books

The library is giving out free books in subjects ranging from Criminal Justice to Accounting. You can find them in the library on the table across from the newspaper display. Take as many as you like.