Using the Internet for your Research
(Over) simplified hints from Selvam
What is a URL?
Uniform Resource Locator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_locator
Wikipedia.org
It is a very useful resource to find simple definitions and explanation for almost anything under the sun. But do not copy and paste.
Be an intelligent scholar. Use the references that are used in the article.
Important: go down to the reference list and see if there is any attached pdf file and click on it.
Google.com
Today, teacher is no more the expert! Google everything!
However, as a smart scholar you should know how to make out what is a scholarly material and what is not. Try not to cite material from webpages or blogs – these are just opinions. But internet has a plenty of scholarly material.
Often scholarly files (journal articles and book chapters) are in pdf (Portable Document Format).
Step 1: To get pdf files out of the internet, google your search word + pdf
Example: mungiki pdf
Step 2: […]
There is an increasing interest in studying the association between spirituality and addiction, and the effect of mindfulness on recovery. There have been some attempts at exploring the mediators of the association, but seldom in the context of Christian contemplation and rarely within a single theoretical framework of psychology. This article reports two case studies from an intervention study carried out in Nairobi, Kenya, that suggest that the Christian contemplative practice has the potential to reduce alcohol misuse while facilitating the emergence of a three-dimensional religious-spirituality model involving the character strengths of self-awareness, self-regulation, humility, and leading to forgiveness, social responsibility, and social intelligence.