This model for abstracts is increasing used in journals.  I have come to appreciate how fast we all can zip through abstracts if we all write them this way - a really useful soundbite!

The longest journey starts with a single step: Proverb Many people may be faced with reinventing their lives but people going back to be students, getting their doctorate certainly fit this category. Some will come to it by choice and others by necessity but it has been my belief that the human ability to start over, take what we have learned and apply it in new settings or problems is one of the greatest gifts of our humanity. Living in troubling and complex times, this skill is needed by many. Discover How to Finish Your Dissertation in 3 Years

  The action is writing your doctoral lit review, the measurement is whether and to what extent people are interested enough in your ideas that they keep reading. 

How do we keep up professionally in times of change? Do you feel you are up on what is happening in your professional world?  How do you see the continuum and has it changed since you started graduate school?  What do you think of the leading edge ideas that are propelling your part of the world further?  How do you learn about them? 

Hi everyone, This post is for all the doctoral students out there (well maybe college students in general) who are searching for ways to use the web and reference software to make their lives easier. The links below take you to my account at screencast.com where you will find four videos made with your needs as students in mind.  The caveat is that these are low budget videos, so there may be a few discrepancies or "ahs," and "ums" as I send you through the steps I discuss: Getting started with Reader demonstrates how to set up Google reader to bring the new work of the authors and websites key to your subject matter directly to you.  This save hours in time and keeps you up on the latest from your favorite authors. Getting started with EndNote shows you a few of the basic tools that make this technology a powerful time saver. Starting a library demonstrates filling in a basic database entry in a fast and economical fashion.  This video also discusses the note take fields and helps a new beginner understand their uses. EndNote and the Library of Congress covers using direct connections, searches and downloads to import entire records from the Library of Congress. I hope you find these helpful, and if you stay in touch about other questions and frustrations you have as students, I will add to this list as needed. All the best, Alana