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Citations using Word 2007: Bibliographies made easy

Published May 17th, 2008 in Bibliography: Lists & Tools, Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 1 Comment

Creating neat bibliographies can be a pain, Word 2007 makes it easy
There are hundreds of formats for citations like Chicago, APA, etc. The only thing in common between them is that each of them is a nightmare! I cannot imagine how people did extensive citations before the coming of automated help. I am a big […]

Refworks to go offline

Published August 23rd, 2007 in Bibliography: Lists & Tools, Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 0 Comments

Refworks the now online bibliography and citation manager is slated to be available offline in a short while. It looks like this has been one of the most demanded features of refworks and without doubt it will increase the usability of refworks considerably. Watch this space for further announcements.
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Perfect voice recorder for fieldwork, interviews, conferences

Published July 22nd, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Software & Utilities. 0 Comments

Finally found the perfect voice recorder with great clarity, space, battery life and other great features
I have tried my hands on four to five voice recorders so far. When I left to India for my fieldwork I was determined to get a good one that matches all my requirements. I will be doing […]

Lantern & the sea: a dream to make dissertation writing fun

Published April 30th, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks. 0 Comments

This is the fourth post I am writing today when I should be writing my paper. The term is about to end and I just don’t feel like reading or writing (don’t ask me what enables me to write all these posts, that’s the irony about me). I have been working on my […]

I don’t feel like reading

Published April 30th, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks. 0 Comments

For the last three or four months, I have just not felt like reading anything. I have not stopped reading…but that which I read has been random stuff. My comprehensive exams are not far away, and I am in no mood to do any sustained work. Infact, I came to the office […]

Dissertation troubles & the importance of knowing oneself

Published April 30th, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks. 0 Comments

Ph.D. is a long haul & often a tiresome journey. Knowing oneself well can make the process fun, quick & worthwhile
I audited a wonderful course on doing a dissertation with Prof. Nick Smith in the department of education at SU. A small part of the course was about methods, theories, and other academic paraphrenalia […]

On narrowing focus for dissertation proposal

Published April 30th, 2007 in Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks. 0 Comments

One of the biggest challenges in writing a proposal is to narrow down our interests to choose a topic
In three days, I would have defended my dissertaion proposal, and it feels good to think that I’ll get it out of my way. It looks like the proposal is one of the biggest time killers among […]