How Students Used To Write A Research Paper
The highest technology equipment we had was a microfiche reader. The students would look up certain broad topics and would be given a list of articles or government documents that were written about the topic. They then had to fill out a form to check the document or periodical out, for use in the library only. Research books, periodicals and documents could not leave the second floor research area. This always seemed a bit strange to me. It was like keeping the knowledge away from the general public and only making available to someone that happened upon it, and then for only a brief time. Today I am sure that my children would think I am from outer space if I would explain how to write a research paper the way I learned.
