You have cited this article in your course paper or dissertation chapter. It had everything you needed. It seemed right on your topic. It even had “evidence-based” in the title. You have double-checked the citation with Purdue OWL, even though you have generated it with Google Scholar. Now your instructor/professor/supervisor says the citation is wrong, … Read More
Next in the series is a tough one: images. As noted in the Finding images research guide, the last thing to worry about while writing a paper or preparing a presentation at three in the morning is the credibility and authenticity of the images. Luckily, there is help from Rutgers University Libraries to find and … Read More
Sitting out in your backyard or park you hear the rustle of animals through the trees, see the decomposition of leaves on the ground, and watch dogs follow the scent of some unknown wildlife. These things may seem mundane and inconsequential but really those observations, if done with scholarly rigor, are science. Scientific observations are … Read More
Preparing for the stressbuster workshop called Graphic design is my passion! How to create irresistible content for social media to be held on December 11, 2 pm, I was going to post some images with inspirational quotes created with Canva. One day I received a photo that reminded me of the famous sketch from Winnie-the-Pooh: Pooh … Read More
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 will feel not only inappropriate, but plain annoying to look at incorrect quotes on websites, including social media. Instead of elaborating on why it is important … Read More
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 a scientific article. Journal of Science Communication. 163(2):51–59. Must be an important one, right? The problem is that there is no such article in that … Read More
In honor of our Cite Right workshop, which emphasizes the importance of signaling the edition you’re using so that others can check your sources, I have a confession to make: for a long time I was ignorant about editions. Don’t get me wrong, I knew that differences among editions existed––it’s hard to major in English … Read More
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 or a blog post? The volume of citation-related questions in virtual reference proves that the message has reached Rutgers students: you must cite your sources … Read More
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 workshop Getting Involved: Citizen Science and Library Resources held on October 29, 2020 in the New Brunswick Libraries Science Workshop Series as we were set … Read More
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 a negative connotation in most languages. On the other hand, genealogy research or Wikipedia would not thrive without the participation of enthusiastic non-specialists. How does … Read More