Cædmon Citation Network – Week 14
Posted: September 2, 2016 Filed under: caedmon-citation, digital-humanities | Tags: anglo-saxon england, anglo-saxon studies, bibliographies, caedmon, citation, citation management, citation managers, citation practice, citations, digital humanities, old english, Research, research techniques, student employee, uleth, university of lethbridge, zotero Leave a comment »Hi all!
I spent this week putting information into the newly updated database. It works much faster than it did before, and is very intuitive to use. Dan mentioned that he would like to see some screenshots, so please enjoy the following images:
Here we see the front page of the database, with two text boxes, one for the Source and one for the Reference.
Options will pop up after you begin typing which makes adding sources and references super quick.
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Posted: September 2, 2016 Filed under: caedmon-citation, digital-humanities | Tags: anglo-saxon england, anglo-saxon studies, bibliographies, caedmon, citation, citation management, citation managers, citation practice, citations, digital humanities, old english, Research, research techniques, student employee, uleth, university of lethbridge, zotero Leave a comment »Hi all!
I spent this week putting information into the newly updated database. It works much faster than it did before, and is very intuitive to use. Dan mentioned that he would like to see some screenshots, so please enjoy the following images:
Here we see the front page of the database, with two text boxes, one for the Source and one for the Reference.
Options will pop up after you begin typing which makes adding sources and references super quick.
Read the rest of this entry »Cædmon Citation Network – Week 11
Posted: August 5, 2016 Filed under: caedmon-citation, digital-humanities | Tags: anglo-saxon studies, caedmon, citation, citation management, citation practice, citations, digital humanities, research techniques, uleth, university of lethbridge Leave a comment »Hi all!
I have a very short blog post this week, as the week itself was very short. I spent the last few days collecting more sources, doing some scanning, and preparing to begin data collection.
The database should be up and running this weekend, meaning data collection can officially start next week. I will see Garret on Sunday and we will be able to do some test runs on the database to make sure it is working properly. We have been discussing its functions over video conference several times throughout the week, and it seems to be coming along very well!
Next week I will be splitting my time between continuing to collect sources and beginning data collection, a suggestion made by Dan during our last meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
Straw bibliography: A common error in student writing
Posted: February 8, 2015 Filed under: Methodology, miscellaneous | Tags: citation, Methodology, plagiarism, referencing, research techniques, straw bibliography Leave a comment »This post describes a particular rhetorical technique that students often use in their essays that professional scholars never do: something I call the “straw bibliography.” If you learn to recognise these in your writing (and more importantly, learn how to handle them more professionally), the quality of your research will improve immensely.
What is a “straw bibliography”
“Straw bibliography” is the term I give to statements like the following, when they are unsupported by citations:
The question of the definition of medieval literature has long been a source of debate
Critics argue constantly about the role of women in literature
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