Oh Geez

I found the title of the article very ironic considering it took me all afternoon to track it down! However, I completely agree with just about everything that Ms. Jenson had to say about students not understanding what they are really looking at, whether it is a scholarly journal, magazine, or newspaper. I often find that I have that problem when looking up research. I also too often start my searches with Google.
My brother, who attends Ohio State University and also teaches a few courses there, offered to proof read one of my research papers last year. So naturally, I send it to him to look over. He was about as appalled as Ms. Jenson at my lack of knowledge of what is appropriate to cite. He gave me a few scholarly websites for me to look at, and of course I went to them. However, I was so confused by the set up and what the search asked me that I quickly gave up and went back to Google.
I think that there is a greater need for courses that teach how to affectively research on the internet. The desire to learn is there for most students. The issue I believe is the formatting of the scholarly sites, and the lack of knowledge for what we are looking at.