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Resources for Research Students
» Journals
Journal of Empirical Generalisations in Marketing Science (Open Access)
» Books
The Elements of Style (Authors: William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White)
This small book (105 pages) is a brilliant guide for all writers, including academic writers. The 1918 edition of the book is available freely on the Web: http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html
» Bibliographic Databases
IDEAS: Economics and Finance Research
Over 600,000 journal articles, working papers, book chapters, etc., can be searched, and over 500,000 can be accessed freely. It is supported by volunteers for free dissemination of research in economics, finance, and management.
Open Archives Initiative (OAIster)
OAIster is a searchable catalogue of digital resources, which include items such as digitised (scanned) books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, datasets (e.g., downloadable statistics files), and so forth. OAIster does not maintain a back-up of all these resources; it merely saves the "metadata" and points to the original sources. Some of the OAIster records point to open-access material. Some records may point to material which allow only restricted access. The idea of OAIster is to make digital resources "freely discoverable."
» Software Tools
Zotero
Zotero can be used to store and retrieve useful books and articles one finds on the Web. It is an extension of the Web browser Firefox and it is free to download. The Zotero Web site states, "Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work--in the web browser itself."
Papers
Papers can be used to organise PDFs scattered within one's computer. It works only on the Macintosh platform. It is a priced product (GBP 20; USD 40). The Papers Web site states, "Papers will revolutionize the way you deal with scientific papers. Search for articles using the built in search engines, retrieve and archive PDFs, and read and study them all from within Papers, your personal library of science."
RefWorks
RefWorks is a reference management software, like EndNote. The RefWorks Web site describes the software tool as "an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool," aimed at helping researchers "gather, manage, store, and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies." Both RefWorks and EndNote are priced products. There are several free software tools of the same genre too. A comparison among such tools can be found in Wikipedia.
» Web Sites
The Graduate Junction
The Graduate Junction hopes to bring together Masters, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral researchers from different disciplinary and geographical backgrounds to create an online global research community. It has two central aims: (a) To provide researchers with an easy way of meeting and discussing their research interests with others in a global and multidisciplinary environment and (b) To provide comprehensive searchable listings of information relevant to the graduate research community.
The Research Training Initiative (RTI), Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, UK
The Research Training Initiative (RTI) aims to support and develop research education in art, design, and media. RTI publishes Research Issues in Art, Design, & Media, an open-access journal that focuses on topics of current interest in art, design, and media research.
AuthorAID
The focus of AuthorAID is defined in these words: "Supporting Developing-Country Researchers in Publishing Their Work." The "Resource Library" section contains useful inputs for early career researchers.
Getting Started on Your Literature Review
This is a potentially useful guide for doctoral students, made available on the Web by The Learning Centre, The University of New South Wales, Australia. There are some other useful links on the same page, pointing to similar resources hosted by other Australian universities.
Copyright-Cleared Images
There is a free and interactive tutorial here to help you learn how to find copyright-cleared images for use in your articles, Web sites, and so forth.
Disseminating Research Online
The Global Development Network (GDN) Web site provides useful tips for communicating academic research. It refers to a variety of practical issues one must keep in mind while aiming to disseminate one's research electronically.
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