I am passing along something I feel is a worthwhile non-physics
freebie. I'll let the guy I got it from describe it: "an invaluable
guide, especially for graduate students, but really for anyone involved
in academia." Perhaps you have students or other acquaintances who
might benefit from access to it.
Best wishes,
Larry
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Larry Cartwright <exit60@ia4u.net>
Physics and Physical Science Teacher
Charlotte HS, Charlotte MI USA
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Please forward this announcement to every PhD student in the world.
As a student preparing for a career in research, you have two
jobs: (1) do some good research, and (2) build a community around
your research topic. This community is called your professional
network. Unfortunately, many students neglect their networking;
either they feel overwhelmed by short-term demands, or they
associate networking with politics and manipulation, or they are
working in a hierarchical environment that does not encourage
individuals to act on their own. Yet building your professional
network is the best way to ensure that your dissertation and
other research publications will be read. It is also the best
way to get a job once you graduate. The skills are easy enough
with practice, but they are not at all obvious to beginners.
"Networking on the Network" is a guide to professional networking
for PhD students. Originally written for the students of the
Department of Communication at the University of California,
San Diego, it has been continuously expanded and revised for
six years, incorporating comments from dozens of researchers in
many fields. It includes detailed instructions for identifying
individuals who should be part of your professional network,
contacting and corresponding with those people, building your
network at professional conferences, organizing events of your
own, and citing others' work in your dissertation. It also
includes a lengthy section on interviewing for academic jobs.
"Networking on the Network" is free and available on the Web
at <http://dlis.gseis.ucla.edu/people/pagre/network.html>.
Please send any comments that might improve it, and pass it
along to others who can use it.
Thanks very much
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I expect that many Papyrus News readers have read earlier versions of
Phil Agre's "Networking on the Network." Agre is a primary proponent of
the view that the role and impact ofInternet use can only be best
understood in an institutional and social context. In Networking on the
Network, he puts his belief in practice by helping people understand how
the Internet use for professional networking fits into a broader context
of social interaction among academics. It's an invaluable guide,
especially for graduate students, but really for anyone involved in
academia.