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femkes_follies) wrote2007-08-13 02:49 pm
femkes_follies) wrote2007-08-13 02:49 pm
Fever dreams?
I'm so over-tired and it so shows. *sigh*
I'm busy pulling the ol' ribbon off the linen, as it requires little in the way of active attention or manual dexterity. And contemplating the ins and outs of a website as my body of research in Dutch costuming grows. (I JUST remembered that I have a friend in grad school in Amsterdam. *g* Maybe she'll find me some goodies. E-mail is somewhat limited for file size. Any bright ideas on how she could send me large files?)
In my defense.... I do like listening to the Lime and Violet knitting podcast. So today's weird idea:
A podcast on historical costuming. Hosted by mineself and Baroness Alaina. With interviews with various costuming afficianados. Cause we know a couple of those. Just wondering how we'd manage to interview the Overseas folks without it costing an arm and a leg. And what sort of hardware and software we'd need. And what I'd have to offer 'Laina to get her to do it. And would there be an audience?
I'm busy pulling the ol' ribbon off the linen, as it requires little in the way of active attention or manual dexterity. And contemplating the ins and outs of a website as my body of research in Dutch costuming grows. (I JUST remembered that I have a friend in grad school in Amsterdam. *g* Maybe she'll find me some goodies. E-mail is somewhat limited for file size. Any bright ideas on how she could send me large files?)
In my defense.... I do like listening to the Lime and Violet knitting podcast. So today's weird idea:
A podcast on historical costuming. Hosted by mineself and Baroness Alaina. With interviews with various costuming afficianados. Cause we know a couple of those. Just wondering how we'd manage to interview the Overseas folks without it costing an arm and a leg. And what sort of hardware and software we'd need. And what I'd have to offer 'Laina to get her to do it. And would there be an audience?
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BTW - I hadn't gotten back to you on research organization. Granted, I keep most of mine on my PC, but you could use a very similar approach to hard copy. I keep a database:
http://www.asksam.com/solutions/research.asp
When I'm writing a paper, I have a system for that, too. I get a package of 3x5 cards. When I start using a new source, I note the bib info on a card, and number it. Then, each time I find something in that source to use, I write it on a fresh card - one thought per card. I put the number of the source in the corner of the card. I find it will take me about 8-10 cards/page at a minimum to write a paper. I try and keep a ratio of about 1:2 quotes to paraphrased bits. When I have all my notes taken, I sit down with the cards and put them in order of how I will present each thought. Then, I can take my cards, sit down, and write the paper by going card to card, tossing each aside as I'm done. Since they're numbered, I can easily insert my footnotes without having to break my stride (I use in-text footnotes). Then I can write out my Bib using the Bib cards. I can write a 25 page paper in about 2 hours. Don't know if that helps.