Metadata Update #26: The lost post
I intended to post this quite a while back but was distracted from the task. By the way, you might gather that this post was written for a blog besides this one. It is true that it was but it was rejected. However, I think that my readers would still find it interesting. So, here it goes: What I am writing today is not what I first imagined reflects a real-life challenge faced by many of our colleagues across the globe. This challenge isn’t a new discovery by any means but perhaps what my post can bring to the understanding is a different context and perspective. It is the challenge of finding a place to begin to research when a person feels surrounded by external and internal pressures for productivity; overwhelmed by change; confused by conflicting information and priorities; concerned about a lack of experience with doing research; and unnerved at the thought of having your first attempts at publishing research scrutinized. W...