7 things I wish I had known about reference managers as a PhD student
As a PhD student in applied math, nobody discussed reference management with me.
But during my PhD program, I learned how to use BibTeX for citation formatting in LaTeX documents. I thought it was enough that I could create a citation and it would automatically show up in my document’s bibliography.
My reference management used to consist of a messy stack of journal articles on my desk. I painstakingly entered the details of every paper I needed to cite into a BibTeX file by hand — without even using Google Scholar to copy the citations!
That was it. I thought I had reference management sorted.
Introducing New Integrations With Literature Discovery Tools Part 1: Consensus
Every researcher knows that finding all the relevant papers for your literature review can be challenging. Now there are AI-powered tools that make that task easier.
Today we are excited to announce our new integration with Consensus.
Are you ever too old to get a PhD?
We’ve often seen discussions on social media about whether or not you’re ever too old to get a PhD. This question, which we explore in this post, is more complicated than it immediately appears.
Instructors—meet BibGuru, our citation app for students
Today we have something different for you. We have created a new app called BibGuru, a simple and streamlined citation generator specifically designed for K-12 and undergraduate students.
If you are an instructor you should read on to learn how BibGuru can help your students. If you are a Paperpile user, you also should read on and learn how some of the innovations and improvements we made for BibGuru will come to Paperpile.
PhDs: You are Highly Employable
We speak from experience when we make this statement. Whenever we are hiring for a marketing or communications position, we find that PhDs have many traits that give them a huge competitive edge over other candidates. Here is a list of 8 of these traits.