re: How does one go about negotiating salary?

This is an interesting topic to me as I am thinking about asking for more $.....I have been in this job for almost a year (first week in June) and just finished my degree....this is a tech position in which I am willing to stay because I want to be in the area but I know that I could potentially start out somewhere else higher than what I currently make now...how should I proceed and what is fair?...these are tough questions...I think I am going to ask for an extra dollar an hour to hold me over for awhile until I am ready to change careers and utilize my degree...in this situation I left a good company because this one was in crisis and needed my help...they did bump me when I came over and I brought knowledge with me, but there is no management or supervisory opportunity here...which is what my degree is in...