Category Archives: writing

do you wonder what a librarian does all day?

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

my blog post from yesterday was a contribution to a series of librarians blogging about their jobs.  it’s an annual event in its second year.  check out this wiki to see all the librarians participating: http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/. if you’re interested in … Continue reading →

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Economics Bulletin and transparency in publishing

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

So much of how academic journals come to be published is mysterious to the end user, from what makes a journal cost what it costs to why or why not the journal is available electronically.  You know what is starting … Continue reading →

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the last step of writing an article: the celebratory organization

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

writing an article always begins neatly: i have an idea, i write down a few guiding thoughts, i begin my literature search.  i create four folders on my computer: the main folder has the working title of the paper, three … Continue reading →

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methodspace

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

i’m just getting started exploring methodspace, “… the home of the Research Methods community from across the world.”  it’s a social networking site run by sage publications.  i have a weakness for sage’s skinny green pamphlet series, quantitative applications in … Continue reading →

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what’s mine is yours, sort of

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

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how to write a procedural document

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Marie Kennedy

writing a step-by-step guide to a task one does every day is difficult. imagine i’ve just asked you to write down how you make a pot of coffee: you scoop, pour some water, press the button. you don’t even think … Continue reading →

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