Networking as a graduate student
Another grad student recently asked me about how to network with potential collaborators or committee members. These were people she …
Monthly Archives: June 2009
A new (to me) tool for keeping up with the literature
One of the most challenging parts of being an academic is keeping up with all the new literature that comes …
OneNote vs Evernote, Round Two
A couple of weeks ago I posted about my own decision process between OneNote and Evernote; To skip to the …
Technology Experiment Updates
Over the time I have been writing here I have talked about a number of different technology experiments regarding making …
Inbox Zero? Not for me….
Lifehacker had a pointer to an article from New York Times technology guy David Pogue on how he stays organized. …
What does a good literature review look like?
It makes sense for a dissertation writer to start with the literature review; It forces you to think about your …
Futzing with the system…
There were a few comments that got caught in the move, but brought up valid points that I wanted to …
Administrivia: We’ve Moved!
After having a few bad experiences with godaddy’s quick blogcast software, I’ve moved this blog to wordpress. I’ve redirected protoscholar.com …
Side Note: Technology Experiment
One idea I did pick up from my writing group was the idea of writing notes while reading. She wrote …
Organizing a literature review
With my chair’s approval, I have begun working on my literature review, and one of the first questions I came …
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