Research - seeking for ref

1.Snowballing - ini teknik mendapatkan ref dari paper org lain. we read papers and find out relevant sources to be obtained. I heard this method firstime told by Dik ma and later my svisor told me to use this snowballing technique. This also could avoid problems if someone who is expert in your research asked you: have you read this and that paper? (that highly cited in your area)

2. Use endnote - Efa told me to learn Endnote before start writing. She said this is very helpful to organise papers. Later, during postgrad briefing, someone next to me told her experience attending endnote class to a friend beside her. She explained how she managed to register at Library during the sem break by following several steps. She was fully satisfied with the course and recommend to the fellow friend to join it.
I found that it makes our papers to be more organised. Usually I type the title of paper i intended to have on Google. Later, after identified the sources, I go to the specific database (e.g. science direct) and find from there. This is because Google search across the databases. I tried Proquest 360 for example that claimed to offer cross search but unfortunately it listed to many articles and have to wade through it and of course wasting time!
Once obtaning articles from the d/base, use the function of export citation and it automatically will transfer all particulars (authors, year, title, bla2) into the endote and tadaaa! by choosing the stye (apa, harvard, whatever except your mum style is not available) it will present the biblio according to your preference.
Dont forget to download article and append to the record in end note (just drag and paste). I found it is useful especially when i came to situation, WHERE DO I LOCATE THIS AND THAT PAPERS???? errgghhh the tension arouse and it took my time browsing it all over my folders (but recently i just use function search programs and file in my computer and found one paper i save in 3-5 diff places, how not green i am!

3. Last but not least, stop browsing unnecessary! - promise yourself that today you only check your email, hehhehe. no yahoo portal, no friend's blog, friends of friend's blog, or not so friend blog. And at the end of the day after tired of not being yourself, you finished some works and time to brake the promise!