webfeat: born and raised in east chicago, indiana

greetings

i had a chance to use webfeat. i love this web 2.0 tool. this is a great way to search for information and can be used for researchers.

often times i tell patrons that there is so much information. sometimes, it seems that they just need information now. research is about time. take the time to read, evaluate and draw conclusions to solving problems and developing new theory. as a graduate student, i used my knowledge of african and african american studies and applied to the study of library science. it helped me alot and i enjoyed graduate school.

anyway, i looked up information about my hometown. east chicago, indiana is a working class suburb of chicago, illinois. it is known for the steel mills. with the end of the industrial age in america, e.c. has lost at lest a 1/3 of the population. most people there are now are from chicago (escaping the high housing prices of chicago). i still have friends and family there. hopefully i will go back in 2009.

the articles i found were mostly about the steel mills, the changing in political power (the former mayor was there for 32 years and the boys basketball team winning the state championship in 2007.

webfeat could be utilized as a teaching course for patrons who want to learn how to do research.

rcag =)