What is the best hardware/software system for keeping track of a) hundreds of academic papers in PDF form and b) my handwritten notes on these hundreds of papers? Bonus if the answer integrates with some sort of citation management software. [more inside]
posted by col_pogo on Nov 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Requesting advice with my career in computer science. Briefly, should I stay or should I go? [more inside]
posted by gadha on Nov 22, 2009 - 6 answers

How can I access medical publications and journals? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 22, 2009 - 26 answers

How to increase knowledge exchange in a tech company. (i.e. imitate Google)? [more inside]
posted by philosophistry on Nov 20, 2009 - 12 answers

Is there a simple way, on the Web, to research how each member in both the House of Representatives and Senate voted on a bill? Specifically, I am looking for how Nancy Bean (Illinois) voted on the recent Health Care Bill. Thanks in advance.
posted by Mckoan1 on Nov 14, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm a medical student interested in international health and need some suggestions of where to go for a meaningful research fellowship this summer. [more inside]
posted by sciencemandan on Nov 13, 2009 - 8 answers

Where can I find personal stories of popular scholars on their life as students, phd candidates and/or professors? [more inside]
posted by jfricke on Nov 12, 2009 - 12 answers

How do I figure out who covers a particular beat for a national magazine (besides lots of drill-down googling)? [more inside]
posted by liketitanic on Nov 12, 2009 - 4 answers

Under what circumstances (if any) can a child in the UK be legally allowed to play a video game which, under the legally enforceable games ratings system, they are not old enough to buy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 10, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for a thesis topic related to the internet and society...please help give me some direction! [more inside]
posted by metametababe on Oct 28, 2009 - 8 answers

I have to write this big research paper for my cultural anthro class, and I'm looking for recommendations for cool/ interesting groups to study. I've got to write ten pages on them, so I don't want to get bored! It's got to be a fairly specific group, but one that is not too obscure - I need to be able to find material. Thanks!
posted by howgenerica on Oct 27, 2009 - 31 answers

I want to read investigative reports exposing corruption or scandal on a local or national level. Please provide me with links. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Oct 20, 2009 - 5 answers

I need to do some empirical research of a kind I know next to nothing about. Please help! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 20, 2009 - 7 answers

I have 2 hours to lecture to a bunch of 18 year-olds how to write well. The bulk of their work-load will be somewhere along the lines of position papers, research papers and summaries of conferences. How do I keep them glued to their chairs? More info in explanation. [more inside]
posted by eytanb on Oct 19, 2009 - 9 answers

I'm a statistics n00b trying to learn how to combine the results of several tests into one. [more inside]
posted by gsteff on Oct 17, 2009 - 4 answers

How do I figure out who the primary sources are for specific areas of research in a cross-disciplinary field? [more inside]
posted by canine epigram on Oct 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Academics, Researchers, and Writers: What software do you use for creating the graphics that accompany your journal (or mainstream) article submissions? I know this will be different depending on the topic, field, and journal. I'm trying to get a feel for the full range of choices.
posted by NotMyselfRightNow on Oct 15, 2009 - 34 answers

I am doing research in a Hematology/Oncology genetics lab and I am looking for computer software that can organize my research data (e.g., new project, dates and findings, results, task management) and was created for scientific purposes. I have a macbook (black), OSX10.6, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB ram. I am looking for one that is free or inexpensive (under $150). Any help? Thanks.
posted by jbreyfogle on Oct 1, 2009 - 5 answers

What should the relation between academic research and commercial interests be? [more inside]
posted by fcummins on Sep 30, 2009 - 12 answers

My college's biological sciences dept has run out of student internship/research positions. The professors have emailed me back, saying that they might have openings in the spring. But I want to do something now. What are my other options? I'm in Los Angeles. [more inside]
posted by Xere on Sep 28, 2009 - 10 answers

How would one go about getting (assisted and monitored) access to scientific/medical research equipment in the Chicago area? (fMRI, MRI, electron microscopes, mass spectrometry) [more inside]
posted by chambers on Sep 24, 2009 - 5 answers

What should an extended abstract (in the humanities) look like? This is for philosophy in particular, though I assume it might be a similar style for other disciplines. [more inside]
posted by JoshSmith on Sep 20, 2009 - 2 answers

What kind of US companies ship LTL? [more inside]
posted by ieatwords on Sep 18, 2009 - 15 answers

I am trying to determine the cost of keeping drugs that are available without prescriptions in other countries prescription-only in the US. Please point me towards any studies that have attempted to calculate this or data that might help me calculate it myself. [more inside]
posted by decathecting on Sep 18, 2009 - 8 answers

I want create a legal entity for my consulting work and research. Should I create a non-profit or a company? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Sep 18, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for research about (1) how people become friends (2) how you can encourage friendship between people and (3) how you can determine people's personality types, interests and attitudes using personality tests. [more inside]
posted by Foci for Analysis on Sep 17, 2009 - 7 answers

Zotero, Scrapbook, Papers, Evernote, etc. What should I be using to best organize materials for a research paper? [more inside]
posted by rbf1138 on Sep 13, 2009 - 15 answers

Is there a good on-line research tool for South American (most notably, Brazilian) companies? [more inside]
posted by xingcat on Sep 13, 2009 - 4 answers

How do I find out who's been giving grants to a non-profit foundation? [more inside]
posted by Diablevert on Sep 9, 2009 - 6 answers

Has anyone ever formalized the proper conduct for the fiction writer regarding his/her nonfiction sources? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Sep 9, 2009 - 7 answers

Can you help me find the origins of a poorly remembered quote? I think it's about research, and it goes something like this: "Half of X is pointless, but you can never know which half".
posted by handee on Sep 8, 2009 - 6 answers

MBA-filter: are there any recent studies about the impact of earning an MBA on career success? [more inside]
posted by kaufmajm on Sep 1, 2009 - 9 answers

Looking for airport passenger data. More specifically, monthly deplaned (inbound) passenger data for Miami, Orlando and Tampa from 1975 to 2008. [more inside]
posted by dunderwood on Sep 1, 2009 - 1 answer

I'm not asking anyone to write this paper for me (so nobody's doing my schoolwork), but I need help finding peer-reviewed articles against classroom inclusion. [more inside]
posted by tzikeh on Aug 25, 2009 - 13 answers

Lots of interrelated data, little idea of how to analyze it. What method or type of software is best for collecting complex information for future analysis? [more inside]
posted by newlyminted on Aug 20, 2009 - 6 answers

I'm preparing for a massive personal archiving/interviewing trip with my grandparents and need advice regarding many aspects of the project. [more inside]
posted by ikahime on Aug 18, 2009 - 8 answers

How important are quantitative research skills for getting a job at a DC think tank? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Aug 16, 2009 - 3 answers

Looking for statistics and/or reports about services given by NGOs, private companies and governments to parents, as opposed to services directed to childrens, in european countries. [more inside]
posted by elpapacito on Aug 13, 2009 - 2 answers

What is the etiquette for young grad students emailing seniour researchers? [more inside]
posted by hannahlambda on Aug 7, 2009 - 20 answers

I've been applying for entry-level paid laboratory positions here in San Francisco with little success. How can I go about finding a lab position as a volunteer instead? [more inside]
posted by eiramazile on Aug 4, 2009 - 12 answers

Can anyone help me solve a Civil War mystery? [more inside]
posted by ValkoSipuliSuola on Aug 2, 2009 - 12 answers

Defended the MA, it's on its way to being published. Great! Dissertation chair wants me to continue with the project, adding a qualitative/comparative component. Uh oh. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 31, 2009 - 8 answers

What's your stake in international tech standards and OOXML?(I'm working up a thesis and I could use some input from the computer literate world) [more inside]
posted by trcook on Jul 30, 2009 - 3 answers

Does my dream job exist? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 29, 2009 - 16 answers

I'm looking for some freely available online business plan templates for a quasi-client who wants to start a training business catering to IT project management in government. [more inside]
posted by KokuRyu on Jul 28, 2009 - 2 answers

Doing research in authoritarian countries. What is your experience? [more inside]
posted by proj on Jul 23, 2009 - 5 answers

I want to ask several questions in a row in a research proposal. What is the grammatically correct way of doing this? [more inside]
posted by hiteleven on Jul 23, 2009 - 15 answers

Popular Forums on Statistics and Quantitative Research? [more inside]
posted by Spurious on Jul 20, 2009 - 7 answers

I want to attend a TED conference. I'm a junior at a liberal arts College in the US, and I have a $3000 grant to do pretty much anything I want next summer (mid-May through mid-August 2010). Give me your suggestions of awesome things in any discipline that $3000-$5000 will let me do/make/research/found/publish/etc. (If it's a money-making business venture that a collegiate entrepreneur can run, it can cost more than $5000.) [more inside]
posted by cmchap on Jul 19, 2009 - 11 answers

Any advice on the best way of organising images and graphs for a PhD student? [more inside]
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth on Jul 16, 2009 - 14 answers