Introduction to Zettelkasten note-taking and tools for writing research (part 2 of 2)

Graduate students only. 

This workshop will introduce students to some modern, free, academic tools and how they support digital note-taking for research writing. The workshop will introduce students to some principles of the Zettelkasten technique to use for taking literature notes and other notes. It will show how to associate notes and writing with bibliographic information in Zotero. Emphasis will be on the Logseq and Zettlr applications with Zotero, however Obsidian may be used in place of or alongside Zettlr. This hands-on two-part workshop will include techniques of using Markdown, writing some simple queries, and options for transforming notes into other digital forms but does not require programming knowledge.

Learning Objectives

In this workshop, students will:

1. Apply a note-taking technique that supports a productive writing practice
2. Evaluate and use cutting-edge note-taking tools (Logseq and Zettlr/Obsidian) integrated with Zotero and its bibliographic information
3. Learn fundamental skills for writing with markdown
4. Transform digital notes into written outputs and new forms of research outputs