Cite Yourself

Faux Pas?

I just finished reading a 5-page article during which the author cites his other work (even a work that is pending publication) 5 times. Is that common practice? Doesn't that amount to an academic pat on the back?

I honestly do not know and would like to learn. Leave me a comment with the answer!

Grammar Fail

"...words do not have not fixed boundaries..."

Yes, this was published in a peer-reviewed journal. I understand it, but that language is used solely to try and make this piece a more difficult read. 

I will not provide a citation for the protection of those involved. 

The Horror!

I Know What I'm Gonna Do This Summer

It's not exactly the stuff of horror movies, but I didn't get into the classes I wanted. Who knew there would be so much competition for Copyright! Here are my courses for the semester, I know they will be beneficial to my career endeavors even if they turn out to be fairly difficult and boring.

My Summer Courses
LIS 6661 Government Documents

LIS 6726 Indexing/Abstracting

So I will be pressing on. Here's a little factoid that will get me through this year: the last day of classes for my final term is the same as my wife's birthday. Yay!