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Donna M. Campbell English 512: Introduction to Graduate Study (Fall 2020)

English 512 Materials

Class links for September 24, 2020 (Time management and productivity tools & tips)

 

Productivity books

Note: Some of these are available online through WSU Libraries & HathiTrust.

Robert Boice, Professors as Writers

https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71166585140001451

Joan Bolker, Writing Your Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71175310790001451

William Germano, Getting it Published https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71111850070001451

Paul J. Silvia, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71102149210001451

Wendy Laura Belcher, Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: a guide to academic publishing success

https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71309936790001451

 

Helen Sword, Air & Light & Time & Space https://searchit.libraries.wsu.edu/permalink/f/1j6uprt/CP71253359710001451

Web sites:

Gradhacker https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker

The Thesis Whisperer https://thesiswhisperer.com/

750words.com (writing space)

WSU PDI site: https://gradschool.wsu.edu/pdi/event/writing-lock-in-i-3/

Productivity hacks

The Pomodoro Method & apps (at LifeHacker): https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730

Strict Workflow for Chrome (Pomodoro method): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/strict-workflow/cgmnfnmlficgeijcalkgnnkigkefkbhd?hl=en

TimeYourWeb Time Tracker https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/timeyourweb-time-tracker/kfmlkgchpffnaphmlmjnimonlldbcpnh

Other suggestions at https://www.exordo.com/blog/the-best-productivity-apps-for-academics/

PhD Comics: http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=2019

 

Rainy Night Coffee Shop (and there are lots like this on YouTube, including classical music)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0_ejQQcrwI&t=18000s

Class links for September 17, 2020 (Reference managers)

 

Zotero https://www.zotero.org/

Endnote https://endnote.com/

BibTex http://www.bibtex.org/ and explanations: https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/bibliography_management_with_bibtex

Mendeley https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/mendeley-desktop 

How to use Mendeley to insert citations in a paper: https://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=283006&p=1885648

Class links for September 10, 2020 (Specialized bibliographies and research databases)

General: Purdue OWL (for citation): https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html

Rhet/Comp

CompPile: https://wac.colostate.edu/comppile/

NextGen listserv: https://crdm.news.chass.ncsu.edu/2018/04/09/introducing-nextgen-listserv-for-writing-rhetoric-grad-students/#:~:text=INTRODUCING%3A%20nextGEN%20Listserv%20for%20Writing%20%26%20Rhetoric%20Grad%20Students,-April%209%2C%202018&text=NextGEN%20provides%20graduate%20students%20with,a%20national%20and%20international%20level.

Rhetoric & Composition resources: https://rhetoric.sdsu.edu/resources/index.htm

Lit Studies

WSU Library Resource Guide: https://libguides.libraries.wsu.edu/englishandamericanlit

WSU Libraries Main Page: https://libraries.wsu.edu/

MLA Bibliography (proxy link): https://ntserver1.wsulibs.wsu.edu/scripts/Proxy.asp?Campus=WSU-ALL&url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=index&defaultdb=mzh

American Literary Scholarship: https://browzine.com/libraries/134/journals/18256/issues/current

Year’s Work in English Studies: https://academic.oup.com/ywes

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com

Google Advanced Book Search https://books.google.com/advanced_book_search

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/

WSU Research Exchange https://research.libraries.wsu.edu/xmlui/

MLA Commons https://mla.hcommons.org/

ORCID page http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3432-9093