Once you get going on a paper, you can often get into a groove and churn out the bulk of it fairly quickly. But choosing or brainstorming a topic for a paper—especially one with an open-ended prompt—can often be a challenge. You’ve probably been told to brainstorm ideas for papers […]
Happy National Library Week! This year it falls on the week of April 9-15, 2017. To celebrate these wonderful institutions, the librarians, and the staff who make them amazing, we’d like to shine a light on the best-loved libraries in America . . . and we need your help to […]
Communication from the White House has always been important and press briefings provide loads of raw information that you might find useful for papers, articles, and projects. Citing a White House press briefing might seem difficult—but it’s easier than it seems. Regardless of whether you want to cite a White […]
If you’ve ever written a research essay, you know the struggle is real. Should you use a direct quote? Should you put it in your own words? And how is summarizing different from paraphrasing—aren’t they kind of the same thing? Knowing how you should include your source takes some finesse, […]
I am an out-of-sync, eccentric, old soul and I love it. It gives me intense pleasure to know that I share this blessing with my artist of choice, my muse, my on-shuffle-24-7, Ms. Erykah Badu. She is known by many names but it is the moniker of Analog Girl in […]
As new forms of online communication become acceptable sources in an academic setting, questions regarding proper citation sometimes arise. You might be confused about how to cite certain things—like a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread—but we promise that it’s not as difficult as it might initially seem. Regardless of whether […]