Date entered: 10/4/08
Context: Individual
Activity: preliminary search for research topic
I thought the tutorial was helpful. There was a lot of information that I wish I knew as a freshman. I thought that Jan did a really good job showing all the modes of research and her enthusiasm about the library kept the lecture interesting. I am writing my research paper on childhood obesity, its prevalence in modern culture, and whether state-enforced P.E. programs effect the rates. For keywords I have been using childhood obesity, which has led to articles and books about the influence gym class has on obesity. Also when I searched for articles, I used "childhood obesity" and "physical education" together and getting really good results. Just from the library search alone, I have 32 books. There are a myriad of articles, both from lexisnexis and academic one search. I also know that there has been an Inside Sports with Byrant Gumbel that looked into P.E. classes and its effects. There are nutritionists available on campus that I am sure will be able to give me good facts about childhood obesity and preventative measures. All in all, I am confident that there are good resources available for my project.
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