Monthly Archives: April 2017

Maybe, you heard the exciting (old) news. MLA 7th edition became MLA 8th edition in 2016. Yes, I know you are excited. Well, what exactly changed? A bunch of things have changed including the use of “containers”, no city of … Continue reading →

Here is a poster I found posted above the community trash bins in a Graham lounge. First things first, please look at the image to the right and read the caption above it. What is your initial, gut reaction to this … Continue reading →

Do you hunt or gather when you research? Michael Klein defines hunting as searching for what  information you are looking for and gathering as coming across information that might be useful. The researchers he interviewed and he himself switch between both modes … Continue reading →

So, I was looking at some puns the other day… And, guess what? I found some about writing, punctuation, and English in general! And that gave me the idea to write this blog. I realize it is slightly less formal then … Continue reading →

While writing my archival research paper on Marygrace Colby’s illustrations in a scrapbook  she made to detail Women’s Athletics I encountered this article. It is a mini overview of the beginning of  the Santa Clara Women’s Athletics Program which was published … Continue reading →

So, we are going to the Santa Clara University Archives and I need to pick a topic. There are a lot of different topics I could pick from. I could go into the garlic and explore the history of the … Continue reading →

I have come to realize that in that in writing we make a lot rules but those rules have many exceptions. So, my working theory is that in writing there are no concrete rules. No rules without exceptions. Grammar So, … Continue reading →

ackground xhibit rgument ethod         When I was introduced to research as a young student  I was told many rules of the right s and wrongs. It suddenly seemed there were a lot of good and bad moves … Continue reading →