Webcasts, the Internet and new technologies part two, or Blogs: aren't they great?
Ceri and I were talking the other day about how much we're loving The Attic and how we really enjoy the process of writing a blog. Well, I enjoy it so much that I've started a research blog. It's already proving to be an invaluable means of gathering together all the different links and resources that I've collected over the past eighteen months. And I'm trying out Wordpress' free online blogging software where I increasingly feel The Attic's future might lie.
I can imagine that blogs will lead to all sorts of new ways of disseminating and publishing our research, but at the same time, I can also envisage lots of issues to do with copyright and plagiarism - and for those reasons I will be using my blog to talk about the research process, rather than as a vehicle to present my research findings.
We already know about Mary's and Lynn's research blogs. Are there anymore out there? Perhaps we have some secret research bloggers in our midst who need outing! ;) Either way, if you're a research blogger, or know of a good research blog, then c'mon, spread the word!
I can imagine that blogs will lead to all sorts of new ways of disseminating and publishing our research, but at the same time, I can also envisage lots of issues to do with copyright and plagiarism - and for those reasons I will be using my blog to talk about the research process, rather than as a vehicle to present my research findings.
We already know about Mary's and Lynn's research blogs. Are there anymore out there? Perhaps we have some secret research bloggers in our midst who need outing! ;) Either way, if you're a research blogger, or know of a good research blog, then c'mon, spread the word!
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But, having said all that, I agree - it's great just to be able to read about other people's research and their experiences of studying at this level. Very reassuring and often inspiring.
Anna, see how Anne reflects on her research blog here
Hi to everyone.