Categories: phd
Tags: essay, bibliography, PhD
Date: 05 December 2006 23:15:05
I realise I haven't done much blogging recently about studenty stuff (which was the original purpose of this blog), so here's a little thing to redress that balance a bit.
Bibliographies. I don't know what it is about them, but there's something so satisfying about producing one (especially if it's a long one). Possibly because they can be a bit fiddly (note to self: get EndNote), I get such a sense of achievement when I've finally done it.
Of course, my biggest fear is that having done the Bibliography, I'm lulled into a false sense of security that I've understood what the various books, articles and websites were actually saying. You also have to be careful that, having produced a 3 page Bibliography, you don't forget that you also have to actually write the essay as well. That one gets me quite a lot, I must admit - writing that list of books feels like *just* the same as having written the essay, so then it feels like quite an effort to then get down to writing something coherent that isn't just a list. But I do recommend doing the Bibliography first, then your assignment doesn't necessarily feel so daunting as you've already done 3 pages.
Sometimes I really can't believe I'm doing a PhD. I must be having a laugh.