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Mass historia : 365 historical facts and (mostly) fiction by Chris. Regan
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Meeting challenges with geologic maps by William Andrew Thomas
Great feuds in science : ten of the liveliest disputes ever by Hal Hellman
Ungrateful daughters : the Stuart princesses who stole their father's crown by Maureen Waller
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posted by rudyleon at 4:56 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2007
posted by rudyleon at 4:54 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2007
Thanks for the feedback.
I completely agreed that that there is a need to teach students about scholary research. I wish geology departments would push harder on getting undergrad students into the libraries and the professional journals. I also wish they would do something to encourage (force?) all grad students to really learn how to do research and learn what is available at the libraries. How many hours did I lose trying to figure this out on the fly? You just can't do research until you have a method that is ironned out, efficient, and organized.
-Dan
posted by dchaikin at 9:27 am (EST) on Mar 9, 2007