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/
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