Seminal Publications?? (1 Viewer)

[pattii]

ok re-reading through the criteria for my essay, in the referencing part it sats

Please note:
all rferencs must be current( withing the past 5 years) or be seminal publications.

... can somone tell me what that is?

 

[Che08]

guessing it means publications or notes from a seminar?

 

[pattii]

i don't want to guess, some idiot made this essay 50%

 

[xeuyrawp]

ok re-reading through the criteria for my essay, in the referencing part it sats

Please note:
all rferencs must be current( withing the past 5 years) or be seminal publications.

... can somone tell me what that is?

It basically means 'original and important'.

So they're telling you that sources either have to be new, or have to be the original important pieces.

Eg for biology, things older than 5 years may be outdated - so you may not want to use them, unless they were seminal, like Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

 

[Che08]

ahh see someone knew where to look! arent you glad i said im guessing hehe

 

[xeuyrawp]

It's called a dictionary... =/

 

[Che08]

It's called a dictionary... =/

So your sitting there with a dictionary looking up things people ask?

 

[Che08]

haha fair enough

 

[xeuyrawp]

So your sitting there with a dictionary looking up things people ask?

Yes.

In the age where we have 1000s of free online dictionaries, I hauled a dictionary off my shelf and looked up a word that I already knew.

Edit: sorry, I double posted and deleted the first one.

 

[Che08]

wait are you still saying that you already knew what it meant.. or did you look it up on one of those 1000s of online dictionaries?!
I know you added the link but the real question is.. did you know it or did you find it out?!

 

[xeuyrawp]

I know the word and use it occasionally.

I actually looked it up because I wondered if it was actually related to semen (no joke), and posted the link here so people can check up on the definition.

 

[Stevo.]

=___= why did you bother with that conversation Rob?

 

[Enteebee]

it means publications full of wank, thus seminal.

 

[xeuyrawp]

=___= why did you bother with that conversation Rob?

I dunno. =(

I think I've run out of things to procrastinate with.

 

[Che08]

I dunno. =(

I think I've run out of things to procrastinate with.

you and me both

 

[pattii]

thanks<3