Research in Education
Prof. Sarah Cohn
4/28/26
Why Library?
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One isn't better than the other
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Different information needs require different places to search.
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The library is a resource for you as CCNY students
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Utilize all the tools available to you.
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Librarians are nice and helpful!
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LLMs & AI
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Fake sources
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Cognitive offloading
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What do you give up when you outsource thinking and the process of learning to a machine?
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Process, 'friction', failure
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How we learn!
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Environmental concerns
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Is it worth it?
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Research
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Research as inquiry
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Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry.
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Searching as (strategic) exploration
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Searching for information is often nonlinear, requiring the evaluation of sources and the flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as needed.
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LLMs & AI
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Cognitive offloading
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What do you give up when you outsource thinking and the process of learning to a machine?
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Process, 'friction', failure
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How we learn!
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Environmental concerns
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Is it worth it?
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Research specific AI tools
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A ship in port is safe. But that's not what ships were built for.
– John A. Shedd
Scholarly
Popular
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Author & Audience
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by journalists for the general public
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Publication
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newspaper or magazine
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Content
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human interest hook, photos, little or no specialized language, background on topic
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Citations
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links within the text
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Author & Audience
by academics & researchers for other academics & researchers
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Publication
peer reviewed journal
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Content
original research, data, findings, theoretical framework, specialized language
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Citations
Works cited or bibliography
GreenFILE
Covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
General Science Full Text
Includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals and The New York Times Science Section.
Science Magazine
Publish high quality in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world.
OneSearch
Multi-disciplinary database with peer-reviewed journal articles, books, & media.
library.ccny.cuny.edu
Think about different ways to describe your topic in individual words or phrases.
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Identify your key words
Combine 2 or more search terms, adding any relevant filters.
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Build a search & test it out
Do the results look promising, interesting, or relevant? If not, change a search term and try again.
Repeat until you're seeing relevant articles.
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Evaluate the results & change the search as needed