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Resources for Research Students
» Journals
Asian Social Science
This is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes scholarly articles in the following disciplines: arts, sociology, politics, culture, history, philosophy, economics, management, education, statistics, laws, linguistics and psychology. The journal is published by Canadian Center of Science and Education, and the online articles can be accessed and downloaded for free (source: http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/).
Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management (JISTEM)
As per the information provided on the website, JISTEM is a free online international journal promoting the study of information systems and technology management.
» Books
Writing And Presenting Your Thesis Or Dissertation (Author: S Joseph Levine)
This small E-book provides general understanding on how to prepare for proposals, how to organize for writing the dissertation, and preparing for the thesis defense. The E-book is available freely on the Web: http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/writing-and-presenting-your-thesis-or-dissertation-(ebook)/96916
» Articles
Webster, J., & Watson, R. T. (2002). Analyzing the past to prepare for the future: Writing a literature review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), xiii-xxiii. Retrieved July 20, 2010, from http://www.misq.org/archivist/vol/no26/issue2/GuestEd.pdf
An excellent article which provides insights on how to write a review article, covering aspects such as how to begin the article, how to identify the relevant literature, and how to structure the review. It also provides useful tips on dealing with the peer review process for such articles.
Davies, W. M. (2007). Completing a PhD. Teaching and Learning Unit, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne. [Further credits: Beaumont, T. (content changes and editing), Pesina, J. (design and layout).] Retrieved June 27, 2010, from http://tlu.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/pdfs/Completing_a_PhD.pdf
» Bibliographic Databases
List of Academic Databases
As mentioned on the site itself, the webpage "contains a representative list of major databases and search engines useful in an academic setting for finding and accessing articles in academic journals, or in repositories, archives, or other collections of scientific and other articles".
» Software Tools
Endnote
As per Wikipedia "Endnote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles". This product developed by Thomson Reuters also allows export of citation libraries as plain text, rich text format, HTML or XML. Networking capabilities are also supported where the files can reside on a central server. Endnote also provides ways to organize PDFs on the hard-disk. There are also facilities to save an image, document, excel spreadsheet, or any other file type to each reference contained in the Endnote library.
» Web Sites
Feedmil
"Feedmil is a real-time feed search engine featuring a spam-free, topic-focused search for a variety of live streams from blogs, microblogs, podcasts, as well as public and social media. Feedmil’s goal is to help people search feeds of their current interest in the most efficient and easiest possible way through the use of innovative technologies" (quoted from: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/feedmil). The search engine contains a slider thereby allowing one to refine the search process by specifying a popularity range from “Surprising” to “Well-known”. This in turn will enable one to check for feeds that few people have heard upon. It will also assist in discovering popular feeds which have been overlooked by chance.
How to Write a PhD Thesis
As indicated on the website, the website provides "simple and practical advice on the problems of getting started, getting organised, dividing the huge task into less formidable pieces and working on those pieces. It also explains the practicalities of surviving the ordeal. It includes a suggested structure and also a guide to what should go in each section". The content is likely to be useful to anybody aiming at writing a PhD Thesis in fields of both sciences and humanities.
Getting Started on your Literature Review
The website contains useful materials and links related to the objective, purpose, writing and structuring of literature reviews. It also provides link to similar resources present on the web.
Notes on the Reviewing of Papers
This is a potentially useful guide for doctoral students who wishes to become reviewers apart for their dissertation responsibilities. The materials provided on the website offers guidance "in relation to the editing of journals, the management of conference programs, the refereeing of journal articles and the review of conference papers".
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