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Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:20 am
by topmo3
AxeD wrote:JSTOR and Google Docs are probably your best bet.

I'm writing about the function of music in different media, so I'm in a similar boat.

cheers mane xx


although how is that google docs thing supposed to help me?

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:36 am
by ehbes
Jstor is fantastic

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:53 am
by topmo3
yeah i guess it's alright but i struggle to find anything relevant or useful to me. my topic's a bit weird. i would need really up-to-date stuff on how the internet has changed the music industry, publishing without a label etc

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:06 pm
by ehbes
Yeah that makes sense. I was also gonna recommend internet history sourcebook but then I realized that does you no good

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:20 pm
by topmo3
yuh it's really difficult to find relevant academic text.. i've found a few articles and journals but they're on random ass universities pages and i can't access em :((

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:23 pm
by ultraspatial
try doing your own research then? gonna be a pain in the ass tho

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:07 pm
by topmo3
what?

i need references for my thesis. there has to be like 2 pages of references so i need a lot of books articles etc to cite from

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:20 pm
by dickman69
topmo3 wrote:im starting to write my bachelor's thesis

i got a few books but where can i find a source of academically valid articles and other such stuff on music, media and entertainment industry etc.. online??
Your school library doesnt have access to an online journal database?

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:34 pm
by topmo3
not really. our school has an ebook database but it's pretty lacking in my field as my degree is being run down as soon as soon as all of my class graduates...

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:37 pm
by murky21
why have the chuckle brothers emerged from obscurity and are everywhere at the moment?

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:45 pm
by ultraspatial
topmo3 wrote:what?

i need references for my thesis. there has to be like 2 pages of references so i need a lot of books articles etc to cite from
well duh but that's easy to put together. cite everything. even if you use a sentence stick that in your references. think i had like 5 or so pages of references in mine

i was just saying that if you can't find any more material, why not do the research yourself? want to know how the internet affected labels etc interview some people who own labels. this way you also have to write less theoretical stuff (also meaning you need less references)

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:47 pm
by Jizz
ultraspatial wrote:
topmo3 wrote:what?

i need references for my thesis. there has to be like 2 pages of references so i need a lot of books articles etc to cite from
well duh but that's easy to put together. cite everything. even if you use a sentence stick that in your references. think i had like 5 or so pages of references in mine

i was just saying that if you can't find any more material, why not do the research yourself? want to know how the internet affected labels etc interview some people who own labels. this way you also have to write less theoretical stuff (also meaning you need less references)
for a thesis, surely some of your own research is more or less a necessity if you want a good grade? could just be my uni though

either way, what ultra said^

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:49 pm
by ehbes
Have you tried looking through Kode 9's book?

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:56 pm
by topmo3
ultraspatial wrote:
topmo3 wrote:what?

i need references for my thesis. there has to be like 2 pages of references so i need a lot of books articles etc to cite from
well duh but that's easy to put together. cite everything. even if you use a sentence stick that in your references. think i had like 5 or so pages of references in mine

i was just saying that if you can't find any more material, why not do the research yourself? want to know how the internet affected labels etc interview some people who own labels. this way you also have to write less theoretical stuff (also meaning you need less references)
well, the way i see it if you conduct a research that's already a thesis on it's own. my thesis consists of the process of building an artist, i'm producing tracks for a mate and shooting his videos, marketing him etc... and i report the process, that's my thesis. so there's a lot of work as it is. if i conduct a research on top of that then phewww

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:01 pm
by ultraspatial
research can be complementary to your theory
i cba to do any real research either but i had shitloads of books and articles already written on the subject
ehbes wrote:Have you tried looking through Kode 9's book?
it's not that relevant for music industry related stuff
Jizz wrote:for a thesis, surely some of your own research is more or less a necessity if you want a good grade? could just be my uni though
idk my thesis was theoretical and i got the maximum grade

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:05 pm
by ehbes
ah ok, didnt know :)

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:25 pm
by DiegoSapiens
Quoting dsf is always a good reference in researchs and investigations

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:29 pm
by AxeD
Oh sorry, Google's attempt at complete vertical integration is messing with me.
I meant 'Google Scholar'.

I have included a research plan in my proposal, but it's basically analyzing a few films
and games. No real extensive empirical research.

I actually paraphrased some stuff I found on here in my last paper :lol:

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:31 pm
by dickman69
yes google scholar is cool if you have no database access

but be prepared to cite a lot of abstracts, dont remember many full articles being on there

Re: Post Your Random Thoughts Thread!

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:34 pm
by CreamLord
Milk chocolate digestives are so peng