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piplover ([personal profile] piplover) wrote2007-07-16 11:27 pm
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*Head desk* *Head desk* *Head desk*

Ok, so I have a paper due on Wednesday that has to written from a scholarly source. Not a problem, says I, who have written many, many papers from scholarly sources. I can write it the night before it's due and no problem, since I work best under pressure.

Only now I can't get the college library to work for me. I can't get to the articles I need! I have to have this paper written and shiny by Wed, with at least the first two pages of the article printed out. And I can't. Get. To. THEM! Ahhhhh!

Yes, I am panicking!!!! Did I mention I have to present this paper in front of the class? I know what I want to right, my arguments, everything I'm going to say, but if I can't get these fucking articles I'm so screwed!!!! OMG, I fucking hate my prof right now!

*Whimper*

*Wrings hands*

Yes, yes I am a nervous wreck! And to top it off, I managed, somehow, to get to the articles I needed earlier but when I went to print them out my printer ran out of ink, and now I have no clue how the hell I got to the articles in the first place!!

GAAHHHHHH!!!!!

[identity profile] mik100.livejournal.com 2007-07-17 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
calm, no freaking out. You know what you want to say. Start writing. Generalize, and start somthing on paper. Tomorrow, you can find another computer, or call the help line, or find a new printer, print what you need and refine using the source material. Breath!
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[personal profile] shirebound 2007-07-17 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
Any chance of getting it from a different library?

*cuddles you*

[identity profile] auntiemeesh.livejournal.com 2007-07-17 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
*shares your school stress*

How long does this paper have to be? Once you find the article again, will you be able to download and save it to your harddrive? That's what I usally do, since my printer isn't actually set-up.

[identity profile] endaewen.livejournal.com 2007-07-17 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Are the scholarly sources you need available on a full-text database such as JSTOR? (that's a history one, but it's the example I know best). If so, you could use the college library to find them, and (web-based email is a blessing here) email them to yourself for printing at home, or print them at the library. That's the technique I used before I got a laptop. Now I just save them at the library to use at home.

[identity profile] melilot-hill.livejournal.com 2007-07-19 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
*hugs* I hope you were able to find the articles again!