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2.了解他們參考的學術文章
3.了解老師指導題目的方向
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1.Aharony, Noa. (2009). Librarians and information scientists in the blogosphere: An exploratory analysis. Library & Information Science Research, 31(3), 174-181. doi: 10.1016/j.lisr.2009.02.001
2.Blair, Joanna & Level, Allison V. (2008). Creating and Evaluating a Subject-based Blog: Planning, Implementation, and Assessment. Reference Services Review, 36(2), 156- 166. doi: 10.1108/00907320810873020
3.Torres-Salinas, Daniel, Cabezas-Clavijo, Álvaro, Ruiz-Pérez, Rafael, & López-Cózar, Emilio Delgado. (2011). State of the library and information science blogosphere after social networks boom: A metric approach. Library & Information Science Research, 33(2), 168-174. doi: 10.1016/j.lisr.2010.08.001