i think i will just do an install bundled software from my friend's imac install disk. i wouldnt be copying it because he took off his machine to conserve hd space. thats ok, right?
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You'd have to check the license to be sure, but I can almost guarantee you that it's not legal. Bundled software is generally to be used only on the machine it came with.
Democrat622 said:
There are a ton of free resources online, more if you're a student, to conduct research, but in the end you usually have to go pick up the books yourself. It's hard to imagine professors allowing you to cite Wikipedia or any other encyclopedia for a college paper. Usually it's allowable to cite online sources, but you can't base a whole paper on it.
I'm with the folks who say it's bad form to cite any encyclopedia in a college-level paper. Better to find the original source. But encyclopedias are great for double-checking names, dates, etc. Most of what you find in an encyclopedia will fall under the category of "common knowledge" and need not be cited anyway (stuff like the dates of the 100-years-war, the chemical formula for benzene, etc. are common knowledge and you don't have to cite them).
Wikipedia works most of the time for this, but it's better if you can independently verify what you find in Wikipedia.
FWIW, I'm the author of "Researching Online," a college level research guide.
Wikipedia works most of the time for this, but it's better if you can independently verify what you find in Wikipedia.
FWIW, I'm the author of "Researching Online," a college level research guide.
Holy crap....I thought maybe you were in HS and citing to an encyclopedia. That was why I didn't freak out. But in college? And citing to an encyclopedia? And a social science major on top of that? Your major is based on the conduct of research and proper research techniques. Encyclopedias serve only as background material to get you familiar with an unknown topic when you just need to avoid being confused on your major topic. Echoing what others have said, and repeating myself, find a real source. With all due respect, unless you are at a community college, I would rip you a new one if I was your professor (I took a few classes at a CC once to get ahead in math when I was in HS - resources/background/education can be a difficulty for a lot of students). That being said, finding a solid source from an professor or journal should not be difficult and would have been faster than the time you spent on this.Democrat622 said:i am a history major, an encyclopedia will be just fine