Monthly Archives: April 2017

A New Wave of Research

Posted on April 30, 2017 by lmaguire

Most people would say that they don’t do much researching. Before this month, I would have said so myself. After the archival assignment, though, I started to rethink what researching really meant. Merriam-Webster defines research as: Studious inquiry or examination; … Continue reading →

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Gather Close, We’re Hunting for Info…

Posted on April 27, 2017 by lmaguire

When I hear the terms “hunter and gather”, I’m brought back to my Biological Anthropology course from last quarter. Klein mentions in his article, “What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This?” about his newly created research … Continue reading →

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Meet Me in the Middle, Dude

Posted on April 25, 2017 by lmaguire

College has changed quite a bit. At least that’s what school websites and pamphlets will tell you. But has it really? For one thing, colleges have grown quite a bit. In the late 1920s, dorms were nowhere near as crowded as … Continue reading →

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Is it Witchcraft? No it’s… Census Data

Posted on April 18, 2017 by lmaguire

I’ve known about archives for a while and since I started digging into the black hole of genealogy, I’ve been curious about what stuff I could find there. At the Santa Clara Library (not the University library) there are no … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Connections

Posted on April 11, 2017 by lmaguire

As a Biology major, I don’t have many classes that ask for research papers. Sure, I’ll have the occasional paragraph to write about explaining the effects of titration or perhaps describing the synapomorphies of two species in a phylogenic tree. … Continue reading →

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The Research Fixer-Upper

Posted on April 6, 2017 by lmaguire

I like studying and I like researching. Every time I tell people this, I get the same reaction: raised eyebrows with confused stares. Yes, I’ve heard that it’s strange, but I love the process of searching through books in the … Continue reading →

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