Is it acceptable to contact senior people suggested literature?
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I saw a postdoc at a small workshop, and heard him state his research interests. I didn't speak to him in person, but I later contacted him via email, asking whether he has suggested literature on those topics. I haven't yet received a response after a while.
Is it considered unacceptable to contact someone like this, immediately asking for suggestions on literature?
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I saw a postdoc at a small workshop, and heard him state his research interests. I didn't speak to him in person, but I later contacted him via email, asking whether he has suggested literature on those topics. I haven't yet received a response after a while.
Is it considered unacceptable to contact someone like this, immediately asking for suggestions on literature?
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If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
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I saw a postdoc at a small workshop, and heard him state his research interests. I didn't speak to him in person, but I later contacted him via email, asking whether he has suggested literature on those topics. I haven't yet received a response after a while.
Is it considered unacceptable to contact someone like this, immediately asking for suggestions on literature?
etiquette
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
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I saw a postdoc at a small workshop, and heard him state his research interests. I didn't speak to him in person, but I later contacted him via email, asking whether he has suggested literature on those topics. I haven't yet received a response after a while.
Is it considered unacceptable to contact someone like this, immediately asking for suggestions on literature?
etiquette
etiquette
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
635
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
635
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
635
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
635
asked Nov 4 at 16:04
user99265
635
635
2
If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
– Bryan Krause
Nov 4 at 20:33
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If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
– Bryan Krause
Nov 4 at 20:33
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If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
– Bryan Krause
Nov 4 at 20:33
If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
– Bryan Krause
Nov 4 at 20:33
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It is perfectly acceptable to ask for information. His lack of a response could be due to a couple of things. One (most likely) is that he is just busy and this has low priority for him. The other, of course, is that he feels you should be able to find the answers yourself based on the phrasing of the question you asked.
If it has been less than a couple of weeks, I think you can still expect an answer. You can always follow up, of course, but not too soon.
You might also be able to get an answer you need from anything published at the workshop. It might be good to start that in any case.
And, BTW, a post-doc is probably chuckling a bit to be considered a "senior" person. They feel pretty far down the pecking order, actually. But even full professors can be asked, and will often reply.
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active
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up vote
11
down vote
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It is perfectly acceptable to ask for information. His lack of a response could be due to a couple of things. One (most likely) is that he is just busy and this has low priority for him. The other, of course, is that he feels you should be able to find the answers yourself based on the phrasing of the question you asked.
If it has been less than a couple of weeks, I think you can still expect an answer. You can always follow up, of course, but not too soon.
You might also be able to get an answer you need from anything published at the workshop. It might be good to start that in any case.
And, BTW, a post-doc is probably chuckling a bit to be considered a "senior" person. They feel pretty far down the pecking order, actually. But even full professors can be asked, and will often reply.
answered Nov 4 at 16:17
Buffy
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It is perfectly acceptable to ask for information. His lack of a response could be due to a couple of things. One (most likely) is that he is just busy and this has low priority for him. The other, of course, is that he feels you should be able to find the answers yourself based on the phrasing of the question you asked.
If it has been less than a couple of weeks, I think you can still expect an answer. You can always follow up, of course, but not too soon.
You might also be able to get an answer you need from anything published at the workshop. It might be good to start that in any case.
And, BTW, a post-doc is probably chuckling a bit to be considered a "senior" person. They feel pretty far down the pecking order, actually. But even full professors can be asked, and will often reply.
answered Nov 4 at 16:17
Buffy
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up vote
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up vote
11
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It is perfectly acceptable to ask for information. His lack of a response could be due to a couple of things. One (most likely) is that he is just busy and this has low priority for him. The other, of course, is that he feels you should be able to find the answers yourself based on the phrasing of the question you asked.
If it has been less than a couple of weeks, I think you can still expect an answer. You can always follow up, of course, but not too soon.
You might also be able to get an answer you need from anything published at the workshop. It might be good to start that in any case.
And, BTW, a post-doc is probably chuckling a bit to be considered a "senior" person. They feel pretty far down the pecking order, actually. But even full professors can be asked, and will often reply.
answered Nov 4 at 16:17
Buffy
27.6k686146
It is perfectly acceptable to ask for information. His lack of a response could be due to a couple of things. One (most likely) is that he is just busy and this has low priority for him. The other, of course, is that he feels you should be able to find the answers yourself based on the phrasing of the question you asked.
If it has been less than a couple of weeks, I think you can still expect an answer. You can always follow up, of course, but not too soon.
You might also be able to get an answer you need from anything published at the workshop. It might be good to start that in any case.
And, BTW, a post-doc is probably chuckling a bit to be considered a "senior" person. They feel pretty far down the pecking order, actually. But even full professors can be asked, and will often reply.
answered Nov 4 at 16:17
Buffy
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answered Nov 4 at 16:17
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If you just asked for suggested literature on a topic, that sounds like too broad of a question to me. You can answer such a broad question by reading the papers that person has written and checking out the work they cite.
– Bryan Krause
Nov 4 at 20:33