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"We are not what we know, but rather what we are willing to learn." 

-Mary Catherine Bateson

 

Learning is a lifelong process and does not only occur in your class. One of the best habits you can develop is to proactively seek information on your subject matters. This is a truism that applies to all people, not just students. You live in the age of information, never before in history has so much information been so cheaply available to individuals. Use this to your advantage, reach out to the world for information and learn! 

 

The following is a list of online resources and a short paragraph on how to properly use them.

 

CUNY Library Network

https://libsearch.cuny.edu/F?func=find-b-0&local_base=laguardia

 

The Cuny Library is massive! As a CUNY student, you can freely search all CUNY libraries located at every single undergraduate and graduate level institution in the CUNY system. Additionally, because this information is coming to you from the CUNY library you can be sure that your sources are authoritative and high quality. When using the search function, be sure to select 'all CUNY libraries' to maximize your returns. 

 

The CUNY library should be your first and usually only stop when researching topics for an essay or research paper. The large volume of works in the library usually requires some browsing and filtering before you find exactly what you are looking for. For more information on this please refer to the "research tips" button on the left-hand menu bar. 

 

Wikipedia

www.Wikipedia.org

 

Wikipedia is a household name for looking up information. The old adage of "Don't cite Wikipedia" still applies, however. Wikipedia is a fantastic primer when learning about new topics. Wikipedia is where you should go to get a general idea of what a certain topic is- however you should not cite Wikipedia because the sources are not authoritative. Additionally, any information you get from Wikipedia should generally be double checked with an authoritative source to ensure accuracy. 

 

Khan Academy

https://www.Khanacademy.org/

 

Khan Academy is an online platform that offers multi-media lessons on certain topics. These topics are generally presented in relation to subjects (i.e introduction to algebra). Khan Academy is a great place to get supplemental lessons on a subject but is less useful for researching individual topics. Khan Academy offers mini-courses, it is not a research portal. 

 

TeacherTube

https://www.Teachertube.com/

 

TeacherTube is an academic version of Youtube. The content is crowdsourced but of overall high quality. Teachertube is best thought of as a video-based primer. That is to say, it is a great place to go to get introduced to an idea or concept, or review it. However, it is not a research portal and is really only used to review or prepare for upcoming topics in your classes. 

 

 

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