Research Workflows Fall 2016

Published on Sep 22, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Research Workflows

Taming the Digital Tsunami 

Research Personality Quiz

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Goal:
To leave with a draft of a personal workflow.

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Example Workflow

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Reading

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Where will you be reading?

Are you a studying nomad? Or monogamous to a space? 
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When will you be reading?

Will you read in small chunks? Or shotgun the articles in one sitting? 

What technology do you have access to?

This includes a printer! 
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Where do the readings go after you've read them?

DISCUSS:
What surprised you?

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If you're still physical:

  • Make sure you have access to a printer
  • Have space for the copies: a filing system too
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If you've gone digital:

  • Choose an app or space that you can house articles and read easily.
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Items to consider using:

  • File organizers
  • Ereaders
  • Ereading Apps
  • Plugin extensions for your browser
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Annotating/Note Taking

Do you like to mark text?

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Do you jot down your thoughts?

This can be used in conjunction with other things 
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Do you want digital access to the marked up document?

DISCUSS:
What is your intention?
Synthesis? Future use? Writing assignments?

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Items to consider using:

  • Apps
  • Browser extensions
  • Sites
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Permanent Storage

It's as easy as: 3-2-1 

3 copies of your information

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2 different formats

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1 offsite

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3 copies:

  • Easy access cloud - updated daily
  • No Touch cloud - updated weekly/bi-weekly
  • Hard Drive - updated monthly
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2 formats

  • PDF & Word
  • Google Doc & Word
  • Paper & digital
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1 offsite

  • If your house burned down...
  • If your computer drinks wine...
  • If your child thought your tech was a toy...
  • Would you still be able to write your dissertation?
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DISCUSS:
What are your storage and access issues?

Items to consider using:

  • Easy Access Cloud: Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox
  • No Touch Cloud: Carbonite, Timemachine
  • Hard Drive: THIS IS NOT YOUR COMPUTER! (ha)
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Citing

Everyone's favorite step! 

Do you want to organize?

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Do you like 'labels'?

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Do you want to duplicate?

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Do you want citations to be linked to full text?

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DISCUSS:
What do you need the citation step to do?

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Items to use:

The Pieces

  • Reading: How? Where? What form?
  • Annotating: How?, Where?, What form?
  • Storing: How? Where? What form? When?
  • Citing: How? Where?
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The Pieces

  • Reading: How? Where? What form?
  • Annotating: How?, Where?, What form?
  • Storing: How? Where? What form? When?
  • Citing: How? Where?
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Questions?