'The Literature Review'

 

#phdchat tweet log - 12th October 2011

 

@NSRiazat - Welcome to #phdchat - topic tonight is the literature review' #phd #phdchat

@lizith - @NSRiazat I'm looking forward to hearing what folk have to say tonight #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - Recently rediscovered my passion for PhD topic. Unfortunately excessive lit review means constantly changing my opinions :-/ #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - as a PhD newbie, I seem 2B spending much time trying 2 find relevant material 2 read... #phdchat

@sussexreshive - #phdchat is just starting - this evening the discussion is on literature review - do join in!

@EmmaBurnettx - @mark_carrigan I sympatise - kind of similar prob. Part if my topic is so vast, trying to keep lit review focused is problematic #phdchat

@ai1sa - @LBA_OX12 relevance is difficult when u may not have studied enough yet to deem relevancy #phdchat

@RuthFT - I have only been able to do 'lit review' stuff when actually writing chapters - need to have a reason to care about much lit. #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @LBA_OX12 really? i find problem is too much to read. what's your topic? #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @mark_carrigan Excuse typos! #phdchat

@ekvraga - It's hard to know when you've got "enough" lit. - but could endlessly search if you don't limit yourself! #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @EmmaBurnettx though it bothers me sometimes. i used to have this naive idea you could 'master' a topic. yet literature = too vast #phdchat

@lizith - @ai1sa @lba_ox12 I agree - read widely to narrow down interests & test research focus doesn't need fine-tuning #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @EmmaBurnettx given it is #phdchat & twitter that goes without saying! :)

@EmmaBurnettx - @RuthFT Guess that helps to keep it focused around your topic? #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @RuthFT Yes, it's harder as I'm trying to bring some different ideas 2gether into new concepts #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @mark_carrigan I gave up trying to master anything way early on! Lol! #phdchat

@RuthFT - Focussing reading to answering specific questions really helps me. #phdchat

@ScholarAtLarge - i've only more or less got grasp of my field for lit review after reading lots of stuff that ended up being irrelevant #phdchat

@RuthFT - @LBA_OX12 Not what I meant - specific areas/aspects/questions, doesn't matter how new, helps break down big concept of lit review #phdchat

@ai1sa - my lit review was a space occupying lesion for a long time. Stayed that way until after data collect and after writing methodology #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @RuthFT I have a lit section, but some phds incorporate lit into chapters. What is required for your PhD? #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @RuthFT That's what my sups have just told me: my questions really need to be clear within my lit review. At moment they don't #phdchat

@PhDzilla - How many months does being a bilingual add2 the write-up of yr dissertation? I once spend 1 week on the quest 4 the right word #phdchat

@ConsultaGecko - How many months does being a bilingual add2 the write-up of yr dissertation? I once spend 1 week on the quest 4 the right word #phdchat

@shaileshak - I plan to keep my readings as annotated bibliography. Might help my literature review and other stages #phdchat

@srossmktg - I'm here, sorry I'm late (and unfortunately have to leave a couple min early). #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @LBA_OX12 are you sure there is limited literature? maybe good for #phdchat to discuss how we all conduct searches in respective areas?

@EmmaBurnettx - @ai1sa lol! I can definitely relate to that! #phdchat

@RuthFT - @vanillacaramel Lit chapter is regarded as too removed, not integrated enough, so lit reviewish stuff should be embedded #phdchat

@ekvraga - For me, find lit. to build my argument, use those articles' citations to find more, & trust reviewers for new perspectives & lit. #phdchat

@srossmktg - What happens when the first essay of your dissertation is solely lit review. :P #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @shaileshak - can come in useful later on for other pieces of writing. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - I have followed a required structure of intro, lit review, etc. Also supposed to put methodology in there. But it's a bit boring. #phdchat

@davidrace - Convenient #phdchat topic. I'm thinking of using a lit review type paper as a summary of a topic area & its issues. Is this a good method?

@LBA_OX12 - @mark_carrigan Yep, googling my key concept on Google Scholar brings up nil #phdchat

@shaileshak - @mark_carrigan @LBA_OX12 I have similar problem. Would welcome all tips #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - Just joining in and have caught up on the #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @davidrace - have read some papers in my areas which are predominantly 'lit review' layout. Works in some areas - depends on topic. #phdchat

@ai1sa - @vanillacaramel i followed the same, but then went avant gard with data analysis. Am keeping front end conservative. #phdchat

@lizith - @vanillacaramel that's what I was doing, but over the last few days have split the sections up and moved both lit and meth to chaps #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - I was lucky - I knew what I needed to cover beforehand, but there was too much and now I need to rewrite to focus the argument #phdchat #grr

@ekvraga - @LBA_OX12 @mark_carrigan #GoogleScholar is the best - can't imagine doing literature reviews without it! #phdchat

@lizith - @LBA_OX12 @mark_carrigan is it worth thinking of alt ways of expressing concept, or related concepts? #phdchat

@NikkiLuke_Psych - Hi, excuse a newbie! I just finished a systematic review (& meta-analysis): a strict protocol of what to include helped me focus. #phdchat

@davidrace - @NSRiazat Looking at what "representation" is! A sort of conceptual analysis, necessary sufficient conditions etc. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ekvraga #GoogleScholar has helped me out many a time locating obscure papers and articles. #phdchat

@ICTwitz - What is the best lit search online tool #phdchat people use beyond Google Scholar please?

@LBA_OX12 - @lizith @mark carrigan That's what I'm doing. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @ekvraga Love Google Scholar, though I find sometimes ProQuest is still necessary. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NikkiLuke_Psych Wish I had done that now. Think it would have been much more helpful #phdchat

@lizith - @NikkiLuke_Psych Hi Nikki - good to see you! #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @lizith @LBA_OX12 I was about to suggest the same - are there synonymous terms used within literature you have managed to find? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @vanillacaramel - every time I read it throws up a new angle/idea to think about. Conceptual framework fluid at times. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - @NikkiLuke_Psych p.s welcome! #phdchat

@ekvraga - @NSRiazat I love how #GoogleScholar combines so many resources & lets you see who cited an article. Great way to expand lit. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @lizith Ooh, that sounds good. Exciting. I do a lot of moving around within chapters and also incorporate some lit in data chaps #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @lizith @LBA_OX12 Also I've e-mailed people who work in area for suggestions. as long as don't demand 2 much time, most keen 2 help #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @NikkiLuke_Psych Hi Nikki #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @vanillacaramel @ekvraga @LBA_OX12 2nd for google books! i used to spend days in lib searching for & through supporting literature #phdchat

@ai1sa - am leaving early today, have a good chat, will read l8r #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @vanillacaramel @ekvraga @LBA_OX12 i.e. the sort of stuff that's really useful but that you only read/quote from 10 pages of #phdchat

@lizith - @mark_carrigan @lba_ox12 I agree - it's amazing how generous people are #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @ICTwitz My university library has a fantastic set of online resources, inc journals and databases, so I use that. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ICTwitz - not really online but Zetoc Alerts help me locate up to date litearature. Anyone else use Zetoc Alerts? #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @lizith @lba_ox12 people are generally nice i think. particularly when you share passion with them. just LOTS of stress in world #phdchat

@lizith - @ai1sa good you were able to pop in - see you around #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @vanillacaramel @NSRiazat I remember a great one when undergraduate which would really refine search. ChildData, I think! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ekvraga - found articles/materials etc for PhD on #GoogleScholar that I wouldn't otherwise have come across. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @NSRiazat Yes, it has to bend and bulge a bit. But lit review to set out what similar studies have been done feels like a chore. #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - #phdchat discussing the perils of literature reviews & the surprising helpfulness of stressed academics if you care to join :)

@shaileshak - @davidrace @mark_carrigan @lba_ox12 which bibliographic service do you use? #phdchat

@lizith - @mark_carrigan @lba_ox12 also flattered when you have found something they wrote ages ago & hasn't had much attention #phdchat

@SFecich - updatd ated blog post about a cool research tool called Zotero check it out http://t.co/PcFSvB8z #phdchat #edchat #edtech #tichat #k12

@srossmktg - Tangent note: Thinking of hosting a 1st Google+ #phdchat hangout next month. Add/msg me on http://t.co/OeTqPIQN @NSRiazat #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ICTwitz - ChilData is a new one. Would you recommend it? #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @NSRiazat have been alerted 2 go beyond 1st pages on Google Scholar. Can't work out how many pages/references 2 plough through.... #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @srossmktg Count me in #phdchat

@ekvraga - @NSRiazat @srossmktg @vanillacaramel @LBA_OX12 @mark_carrigan Definitely! #google has changed how I do research. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @SFecich - heard lots about Zotero but have not used it. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @mark_carrigan @ekvraga @LBA_OX12 Agreed, but I had to do historical context of an era I had lived through, so needed legit refs #phdchat

@srossmktg - @LBA_OX12 I think I've added you to the #phdchat circle I'm cultivating. Still not sure about date and time (prob 20:00 UTC). #phdchat

@NSRiazat - Key thing for me now is how much literature to read. You have to decide when to stop at some point as it is an endless task. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @srossmktg Thx What's 20.00 UTC in GMT? #phdchat

@ianrobsons - #blog post > http://t.co/E9YFfdBE #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @vanillacaramel @ekvraga @LBA_OX12 can see why that would be frustrating :-/ #phdchat

@RuthFT - @NSRiazat @SFecich Have had a few technical issues with recent Firefox (no actually zotero itself) but I love Zotero #phdchat

@davidrace - @shaileshak @mark_carrigan @lba_ox12 tho' often sites like jstor say how many times a paper referenced. Also good guide to signif! #phdchat

@srossmktg - @LBA_OX12 That's one reason Google Scholar isn't completely sufficient. Algorithms seem to restrict to premier journals. @NSRiazat #phdchat

@RuthFT - I always say Zotero is like iTunes for papers... with added benefits of making all pdfs attached to references fully searchable #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @NSRiazat at present i sometimes find myself thinking i'll stop when i have 'the answer'. then i step back and close the book #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - great to see you on #phdchat Ian. Will RT your link. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @NSRiazat Yes, it can go on forever. And then it feels like you are just saying: and this study notes ... #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - UTC is the same as GMT RT @LBA_OX12: @srossmktg Thx What's 20.00 UTC in GMT? #phdchat

@PatParslow - #phdchat I have a conceptual problem with the trad read lit, review, design, experiment, report model, cos reading narrows mind to the new

@librarygirlknit - @SFecich I use Mendeley, similar and Windows based #phdchat

@srossmktg - @LBA_OX12 It's 20:00 in London http://t.co/Cm6HHxPn #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @NikkiLuke_Psych @NSRiazat That must be fun to manage #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @mark_carrigan - I get very engrossed in my reading - wish I could do the same with writing. :-) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx - Have to leave early this evening - enjoy the rest of discussions! #phdchat

@srossmktg - 20.00 UTC seems to be optimal global time for LA, NYC, London, Melbourne for Google+ Hangout. http://t.co/Cm6HHxPn @NSRiazat #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat sorry I am not around much at the moment - keeping head above water!! #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @PatParslow I also feel that it is confining. But I think my supervisors want that because it is the media studies genre. Maybe? #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @NSRiazat I enjoy writing so much after being engrossed in reading. Makes it very hard 2 stay 'on message' though. I become blogger #phdchat

@UK_DZ_Bella - #phdchat hi guys great topic. I also used different database thru athen provided by all universitied

@NSRiazat - @PatParslow - interesting point. I'm using Grounded Theory which is other way round to tranditonal PhD. #phdchat

@ekvraga - @srossmktg @LBA_OX12 Also, I like to see who cites an article & who an article cites to expand perspective beyond #google results. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @PatParslow - collect data and then do a literature review based on emergent themes/concepts. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @ekvraga Agreed - snowball referencing? #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @NikkiLuke_Psych Ok, so I need to explore Zetoc, but worried about information over-load #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - #phdchat My university has what they call top ten journals. They tell you what they are in your field. Then you can search them for new lit.

@srossmktg - Ooh. But can get you in trouble. Timewise, that is. RT @LBA_OX12: @ekvraga Agreed - snowball referencing? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - know that feeling very well - know only too well how challenging it is to full time and study part time. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @vanillacaramel Shouldn't (rhetorical) you kind of know the top ten journals in your field? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @mark_carrigan - have stopped blogging now and writing chapters instead. Will take up blogging again once have degree. #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat for some reason twitter feels a little distant: perhaps I need to reconnect. #phdchat

@RuthFT - @vanillacaramel Nice! My university just let you dither around until you work it out for yourself. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @srossmktg selective snowball referencing, I mean! #phdchat

@aeratcliffe - Welcome back! RT @ianrobsons: @NSRiazat for some reason twitter feels a little distant: perhaps I need to reconnect. #phdchat

@NikkiLuke_Psych - @ICTwitz For me it's the journals I read anyway. I get an email of journal contents page so up to me what I then read. #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @aeratcliffe thanks, man. #phdchat

@NikkiLuke_Psych - @ICTwitz It's been especially useful in ensuring I didn't miss any new papers for the review while I was writing it up. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - #phdchat I downloaded 100s of newspaper articles from the 80s, 90s and 00s sitting at home, because library has access to a clippings databa

@lyndsayg - There's the lit review you do *before* the study, then the one you do *after* when you've totally changed direction #phdchat

@ekvraga - @LBA_OX12 Yes! @srossmktg: Lit. review itself always gets you in trouble time-wise! #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @vanillacaramel Fair comment. I will have to explore it #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - which databases do U use besides Google Scholar? #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @lyndsayg I feel I'm in the process of starting to do that and I haven't finished writing yet!! Must stop #phdchat

@srossmktg - Same here. Weekly. RT @NikkiLuke_Psych: @ICTwitz I get an email of journal contents page so up to me what I then read. #phdchat

@lizith - @vanillacaramel what is your research topic? #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - would be great if I didn't have a word limit to wrtie to. Find it hard to cut things out. #phdchat

@mark_carrigan - @vanillacaramel do you have any idea of copyright issues involved in using those in research? i want to compile media corpus #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat I'm not there yet, but guess I will be (narrative data and all that) #phdchat

@ScholarAtLarge - So true! RT @lyndsayg There's lit review you do *before* study, then the one you do *after* when you've totally changed direction #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @srossmktg #phdchat Ha, ha, yes, one should, but if you are venturing beyond your discipine, you may need some help figuring it out.

@mark_carrigan - just noticed time, off to the gym before it closes - good night! :) #phdchat

@hwasser - What are the top 10 for Journ? RT @vanillacaramel: #phdchat My university has what they call top ten journals.

@vanillacaramel - @RuthFT #phdchat Oh, I had to go to a day-long seminar to learn how to do this. It's still not Google scholar! More complicated.

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - have most of the data now just need to unpick it and write something 'new' contributing to knowledge. Meaning making. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @vanillacaramel Touche. I know the mktg journals, and loosely some of the top psych and other biz journals. Not too much beyond. #phdchat

@ianrobsons - 'top journals' is a hard call when you are between subjects / disciplines.. #phdchat

@ekvraga - @hwasser @vanillacaramel Hard to answer - "top" journals can differ by schools, region, & emphasis. #phdchat

@ICTwitz - I notice quite a few academics are rebelling against writing for Journals, as publishers profit 100% from work. #phdchat (1/2)

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat in GT, how do analytic concepts emerge? I find it hard to deny 'pre knowledge' #phdchat

@ICTwitz - (2/2) Do you think this will change Lit Reviews in the future, as academics place articles online/blogs etc? #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - #phdchat what's today's topic?

@srossmktg - @ianrobsons Define "between." I'm in marketing but still know several of the top psych journals because they'll get cited at times. #phdchat

@LBA_OX12 - @AmandaMichelle lit review #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @mark_carrigan As long as you reference and you're using it for research, it should be okay. #phdchat. Just don't make money off them!

@srossmktg - @ICTwitz Are they tenured professors with actual jobs? #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @srossmktg yes, as long as we see connections, pivotal concepts it helps. This emerges. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - agree will always be degree of subjectivity but in terms of distributed ledership I found my ideas were not in data. #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @srossmktg Yes...absolutely. I even read an article about in in the Times Higer Ed Magazine the other week. Quite a rebellion! #phdchat

@lizith - @srossmktg @ictwitz some are - @mweller is good example #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @lyndsayg #phdchat I agree, but argument is that you can have a quality peer review structure online. Interesting development

@srossmktg - @ICTwitz Yeah, see I'd like to have a job first w more time, less risk-aversion, before I can go about doing that kind of thing. #phdchat

@RuthFT - I don't see how we can break away from profit journals in the UK where the REA is in effect. #phdchat

@AmandaMichelle - ah... *averts eyes to prevent 1st year overload* . . . *peers back in* RT @lba_ox12: AmandaMichelle lit review #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @NSRiazat these are just the sort of conversations that are useful (comparing difference) - valuable #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @srossmktg In media and journalism, there are so many journals, and depending on what you focus on, they offer different things #phdchat

@srossmktg - @ianrobsons Marketing borrows heavily from psych, sociology, econ, but still established field in its own right, despite synthesis. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @ekvraga @hwasser The library would work it out by impact factor, so they are have a more instrumental approach, I guess #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @ianrobsons - did a little prior reading (although not meant to) but none of of it really ended up fitting my data concepts. #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @srossmktg I think the argument is that publishing to journals is pure snobbery, as no financial incentive +making more accessible #phdchat

@lyndsayg - @ICTwitz yep, would be nice if people cd just judge quality of ideas wherever they were published. #tooradical? #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @ICTwitz Yes, it's a total swizz (making us do all the work and not paying) #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @srossmktg I look at participant construction of narrative identity, so plenty of picking and choosing there! ;) #phdchat

@shaileshak - @lyndsayg In grounded theory approach one could do the lit ref *after* to avoid any influence (quote Vernon Trafford) #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @lyndsayg Yes, and the accessibility aspect. The only concern is plagerism, but suspect that is rife in many areas anyway! #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @vanillacaramel That is the argument. Whereas they profit hugely! #phdchat

@ICTwitz - Apologies if I have shifted the conversation a bit for #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @srossmktg @ianrobsons It's different depending on yr discipline. Also, whether you look beyond your country. We do, so it expands. #phdchat

@srossmktg - @ianrobsons Hehe, I bet at some point I've come across some theories you've used... #phdchat

@lizith - @ICTwitz still on lit though, & open access publishing is something we need to be aware of #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @ICTwitz @srossmktg They would have to be professors, because they can afford to buck the system. I plan to as soon as I can #phdchat

@srossmktg - @vanillacaramel Yeah, most of my disciplines research was founded in US, so most of our journals are here. Few outside. @ianrobsons #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @lizith The crux of my argument is that there is some great research for my area (education), but not accessible 4 educators #phdchat

@ianrobsons - @srossmktg I bet! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @shaileshak @lyndsayg - also using grounded theory methodology. #phdchat

@vanillacaramel - @RuthFT What is REA? #phdchat

@srossmktg - Bummer. Have to leave for doc appt. :-/ #phdchat

@lizith - @ICTwitz prob not accessible both because of where it is & also how presented - we need to write more for diff audiences #phdchat

@ICTwitz - @lizith Agree - Also needs to be digestible #phdchat

@ICTwitz - Thank you #phdchat folks. Hope to catch up again with you soon. I need to progress with my research. Take care.

@vanillacaramel - @ianrobsons @srossmktg Nice topic, Ian #phdchat

@RuthFT - @vanillacaramel Research Assessment Exercise. #phdchat

@lyndsayg - #phdchat tea's ready, thanks for chat, same time next week?

@LBA_OX12 - Thx all. Tonite's chat's been reassuring #phdchat

@Eingang - @NikkiLuke_Psych Where did you get a "strict protocol" about what to include? #phdchat

@shaileshak - Interested in Educational researchers Experience of technology and its Effect on their Research #phdchat I wud welcome lit reFs

@vanillacaramel - @RuthFT Does that mean money given for articles written? We have that here in SA. #phdchat

@JeffreyKeefer - @aeratcliffe @ianrobsons @NSRiazat Spot on; I have had commitments, meetings, and travel get in the way. I miss synchonrous #phdchat

@lizith - time for me to drift away and do some work - more work! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @JeffreyKeefer - great to catch up Jeffrey. #phdchat

@ekvraga - Enjoyed today's #phdchat - thanks everyone & happy Wednesday!

@NSRiazat - 8.30pm folks - brings us to the end of another #phdchat . #poll for next week to go up shortly.

@NikkiLuke_Psych - @Eingang Agreed with spvr before starting search and didn't deviate from it. Unrelated interesting articles put in pile for later! #phdchat

@NSRiazat - Please choose a topic for #phdchat on Wednesday 19th October 2011 (7.30pm-8.30pm). #phdchat #phd http://t.co/oDQ3bDhr via @NSRiazat

@jockox3 - Someone #ff my sister please! @Judiebbrell and help her understand how to participate in #phdchat hashtag stuff :)

@mkooleady - @NSRiazat #phdchat Darn. I keep missing it. I'll have to scan through for highlights.

@dbaQ8 - @kiwicito How's the data analysis going? #phdchat

@MShellyConner - Gave awesome presentation at Penn State Af-Am Conf on lit and sexual identity 2 weeks ago from exam paper. Makes it all worth it. #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @lizith @mark_carrigan @drjavafox @RuthFT @sussexreshive @EmmaBurnettx @ai1sa @LBA_OX12 ~ thanks for valued contributions to '#phdchat

@shaileshak - Thanks everyone. #phdchat motivates and makes Wednesday evenings better

@NSRiazat - @ekvraga @scholaratlarge @vanillacaramel @Phdzilla @consultaGecko @Sailashak ~ thanks for valued contributions to #phdchat

@ScholarAtLarge - wasn't able to contribute much but learned a lot as always #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @davidrace @aeratcliffe @NikkiLuke_Psych @ICTwitz @SFecich @ianrobsons ~ thanks for valued contributions to #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @PatParslow @libraryknitgirl @boyledsweetie @UK_DZ-Bella @lyndsayg @hwasser ~ thanks for valued contributions to #phdchat

@NSRiazat - @rou09 @AmandaMichelle @Stepheniemz @eingang @JeffreyKeefer ~ thanks for valued contributions to #phdchat tonight.

@NSRiazat - @jockox3 @Judiebbrell ~ #phdchat runs 24/7 informally on the #phdchat hashtag. Synchronous chat on Weds 7.30pm-8.30pm BST.

@NSRiazat - @mkooleady - topic tonight was literature review. Have fun catching up. Will be on #phdchat wiki I think?

@AmandaMichelle - @nsriazat thanks again for all your work keeping #phdchat going!

@vvtweets - @HannelieMarx @WJGreeff check out #phdchat. (as soon as u bb's become functional again...cue evil iphone laughter). seriously though, kykit.

@thesiswhisperer - New post: How I use technology in my PhD by @tedvickey (cross posted) http://t.co/Xzr2iiUs #phdchat

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@thesiswhisperer - I've decided to see if Thesis Whisperer can keep me in Kindle vouchers... Here's my store: http://t.co/E8JRjbz8 #phdchat @jasondowns

@Nicky_Garland - dont you just love those moments when your reading something and it just clicks in with your research, a real #lightbulb #phdchat

@Karenmca - @lyndsayg #phdchat very true about the #LitReview! Mine was last thing I wrote before submission, tho bibliography kept impeccably all along

@salma_patel - @Judiebbrell Hi Judie. Welcome to Twitter :) You can use #phdchat to join with other doctoral researchers.

@salma_patel - @ICTwitz Which academics? #phdchat

@KylieBudge - yes! RT @Nicky_Garland dont you just love those moments when your reading something and it just clicks in with your research? #phdchat

@KylieBudge - useful technology tools for doing a PhD. new post on @thesiswhisperer http://t.co/pdEKYywC great advice, esp drop box. #phdchat #research

@mrrizkallah - #grad #phdchat How one survive writing proposals ?

@thatcarlygirl - Last day of Fall Break. I'm spending the time looking up when the next break will happen. #burnoutalert #phdchat

@jnosketurner - Enjoyed hearing presentations from fellow newbie phd-ers #qut but am now feeling like a very small fish! #phdchat

@laurapasquini - How I use technology in my PhD http://t.co/AYu632z3 via @thesiswhisperer #phdchat #sadoc

@mkooleady - #phdchat Can anyone recommend a nice e-reader that reads well in bright sunlight and can take lots of physical abuse?

@BSATheory - I'm going to research how #phdchat got started initially as a model for it.

@BSATheory - @jonathangheaney not sure how it'll work in practice in the initial stages but i enjoy #phdchat more and more with each passing session

@BSATheory - #phdchat the BSA Theory Study Group (bsatheory.org.uk) is setting up #theorychat is anyone interested? anyone offer advice about set-up?

@BSATheory - We also have teachings resources on hte site which might prove handy #phdchat http://t.co/zgYlnkUf

@thesiswhisperer - Understand Infographics - in 15 minutes. On Slide share: http://t.co/KvqAvkKs #phdchat