Because I apparently can't think for myself...
I come to y'all for everything.
I'm about to start my thesis for my MA. I was thinking about putting my research notes, annotated bibliography, etc. in blog form... for several reasons. One thing is the accessibility of the information-- I don't have to have my notes on me, as long as I can find computer access... Another thing is communication with my adviser-- so she can check on my progress at her leisure. And then there's the whole issue of feedback-- something that was sorely missing when I worked on my BA thesis. If people can read my thoughts and comment, I might be able to get more leads, ideas, etc. Like a really casual study group that's focused on exactly what I'm doing. Plus, and this goes back to getting burned on my last thesis, hopefully, as my adviser reads it whenever she feels, she can comment at the time, leading to something that more closely resembles a real-time dialogue, rather than simply meeting a few times a semester, and having far too much to discuss. Also, at least on LJ, I can friend certain communities that deal with my interest area, and have a secondary source of information and ideas that I can always add to my favorites and keep tabs on that way.
My questions are:
***Is LJ pretty stable? I don't wanna have to back this thing up every time I post... I've had no problems in the year or so I've been on LJ, but I'm hoping to get feedback from people who've been on longer...
***For those of you who are blogging your research, is it generally pretty helpful?
***Should I make such a journal friends-only? Why or why not? I'm less protective than a lot of you seem to be of my intelectual property, from what I've been able to gather from comments on this community, but at the same time, I don't wanna put a ready-made thesis online for someone else to come along and borrow from copiously. Of course, the more open the blog, the more variety in the possible feedback, which is nice, too.
Thanks a lot in advance for your time.
I'm about to start my thesis for my MA. I was thinking about putting my research notes, annotated bibliography, etc. in blog form... for several reasons. One thing is the accessibility of the information-- I don't have to have my notes on me, as long as I can find computer access... Another thing is communication with my adviser-- so she can check on my progress at her leisure. And then there's the whole issue of feedback-- something that was sorely missing when I worked on my BA thesis. If people can read my thoughts and comment, I might be able to get more leads, ideas, etc. Like a really casual study group that's focused on exactly what I'm doing. Plus, and this goes back to getting burned on my last thesis, hopefully, as my adviser reads it whenever she feels, she can comment at the time, leading to something that more closely resembles a real-time dialogue, rather than simply meeting a few times a semester, and having far too much to discuss. Also, at least on LJ, I can friend certain communities that deal with my interest area, and have a secondary source of information and ideas that I can always add to my favorites and keep tabs on that way.
My questions are:
***Is LJ pretty stable? I don't wanna have to back this thing up every time I post... I've had no problems in the year or so I've been on LJ, but I'm hoping to get feedback from people who've been on longer...
***For those of you who are blogging your research, is it generally pretty helpful?
***Should I make such a journal friends-only? Why or why not? I'm less protective than a lot of you seem to be of my intelectual property, from what I've been able to gather from comments on this community, but at the same time, I don't wanna put a ready-made thesis online for someone else to come along and borrow from copiously. Of course, the more open the blog, the more variety in the possible feedback, which is nice, too.
Thanks a lot in advance for your time.