Sep

27

Back and Forth Along the ‘Citation Trail’

September 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment

An essential part of the research process involves following the ‘citation trail’. Traditionally, that has meant tracking down the sources that have been cited in bibliographies of relevant articles. This path leads backwards in time to articles that form the foundation for ideas expressed in the initial article. The Ebsco Business Source [...]

Sep

12

Help Me HGTV !

September 12, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Through the wisdom of Home and Garden TeleVision I have gained new insight into the process of researching and writing my dissertation. There are a lot more people doing home improvement projects than there are writing doctoral dissertations so it is much easier to “learn by example”.

Sep

11

Mac’n it in a Windows World: Perpetuating Us vs. Them

September 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I was attending a conference with my trusty Macintosh Powerbook and, at one point in the proceedings, a new software technology was being presented. “Does the software work with this?� I asked lofting my Powerbook so that the presenter might see it. Of all the possible responses, the one I least expected from [...]