Cite Right – Resources from RUL
Speaking of citations for a course paper, once you have mastered the skill of citing right, i.e., giving the appropriate credit to the appropriate source in the appropriate way, it … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
Cite Right – Phantom References
According to Google Scholar, the following paper has been cited 1180 times, as of November 11, 2020: Van der Geer, J., Hanraads, JAJ., Lupton, RA. ([2000]2010). The art of writing … Read More
Cite Right – Workshop in the Library
Do you feel a panic attack coming when you have to add the bibliography to your paper? Do you know where to look when you want to cite a tweet … Read More
Staff Picks: Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon, written by Daniel Keyes, is the third short story we read in Tales We Read, the Fall 2020 semester recreational reading program at Rutgers – New Brunswick. … Read More
Citizen Science: Why Now?
There’s nothing new under the sun. It is far from being a scientific claim, but, putting forward broader, historical perspectives, it sounded like a good first sentence to start the … Read More
Bookplates: From Doodle to Art
An obsolete piece in the times of electronic publications, a bookplate was designed by an artist, usually on commission, to show ownership of a book. With a sketch, caption, or … Read More
Urban Sketching: Why to Try
What is this Urban Sketching Project at Rutgers? Why should you consider giving it a shot? As kids raised to become well-rounded adults, we had probably tried them all: arts … Read More
Citizen Science, Participatory Science: a Primer
If a lay person with no medical credentials were to try to heal somebody of a serious illness, they would be considered a charlatan and prosecuted. The word “amateur” has … Read More
Banned Books Week 2020: What is Samizdat?
Word-for-word translation fails the reader trying to grasp the word samizdat, a term in use since about 1966. Literally meaning “self-published,” самиздат originates from Russian (am, “self,” and izdatelstvo, “publishing”) … Read More
Reading Banned Books
We at Books We Read will also be reading banned books at: BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read October 1, 2020 at 4:30 … Read More