Students and scholars are frequently faced with some pretty tough questions: Why should we admit YOU to our program? Why should YOU win this research grant? What have YOU done lately to advance knowledge in your field? These are all…

Libraries became way cool this summer – and librarians everywhere couldn’t have been more excited! First, the towel-clad guy from Old Spice purred, “Libraries are filled with books, and books are often composed of many, many words.” Then Brigham Young University’s…

Everyone agrees that buying a term paper and handing it in as one’s own is cheating. But what about the student who lifts information from an un-authored website and doesn’t cite it because he thinks the information is “common knowledge”?…

Most writers I know do a little happy dance whenever they finish a particularly difficult writing task. They hit “save,” then snap the laptop shut without another thought. In spite of repeated warnings to proofread their work, students and professionals…

Speech Communication 101. The very thought (or memory) of this class inspires unimaginable fear and loathing. Sure, instructors assign less demanding “informative speeches” as a way of easing students into public speaking. But in the worlds of business and academia,…

  Whether you’re part of a group project at school or involved in “transdisciplinary collaboration,”   working with others is a fact of life. We find ourselves on committees, task forces, and project     teams, whether we like it…

The secret is out… Scholar’s Secret, that is! Previously known only to high-performing high school students, Scholar’s Secret has now expanded to meet the needs of Indy-area college students, researchers, and others in the world of academia. Whether you’re a college…

Library Lingo baffles some and annoys others, but it’s downright useful for those who understand it. Last month’s “Psssssst!” praised the humble bibliography, which smart students know signals the beginning – and the end – of a well-managed research effort. For…

For many students, the term paper is done when the bibliography – or list of resources cited – is completed.  But few students realize they can also start their research with the bibliography – and save literally hours of time!…

Even when instructors advise against it, over half of college students admit to using Wikipedia “always” or “frequently” in their course-related research, according to a recently published study in the online peer-reviewed journal First Monday. Even more alarming, “most students…