Well I'm still not convinced that it is a good tactic for me to use Diigo to try and keep track of my searching. I have found that because most of my 'good' resources are from subscription databases I can't use Diigo to track these (as I suspected). Also the notes don't pop up easily, you have to click through the entries to find what you need.
My low tech, new approach is to open a word document and write myself a short list of notes that has the number of hits, the search terms used, where I was searching and whether or not I thought the search was successful or not.
I will post the results of this research in the coming couple of weeks.
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I'm starting to form some clarity now that I have found some good journal articles as well websites to enhance my learning. I still feel a bit anxious with the amount of information and also about the lack of good History specific resources. With a bit more searching i think I will be ready to start collating my information and forming my key arguments.
Feelings- Anxious still but also starting to see my knowledge grow.
Thoughts- Getting more focused
Actions- Still exploring but documenting the whole process along the way.
I too belong to Diigo but would not rely on it for searching beyond just casual reading. I don't think it is truly academic in nature to rely on as a valid/research site.
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