Introduction to Logseq and the Zettelkasten note-taking technique for writing research

This workshop is open to all. Grad students register through GradProSkills. Everyone else can register on this page.

This hands-on workshop will introduce students to the modern, free, digital note-taking tool, Logseq. Integrated with Zotero and used in an academic framework, these tools can foster productive research writing. The workshop will help students start practising the principles of a Zettelkasten technique to build a personal knowledge base of literature notes, interlinked ideas, tasks, spaced repetition, visual concept maps, and more. It will show how to associate Logseq notes with bibliographic information in Zotero as part of the research writing workflow. 

The workshop will revolve around Logseq's outliner structure and preference for a non-hierarchical, knowledge graph organization. It will include some techniques involving Markdown, writing some simple queries, and options for transforming notes into other digital forms. It does not require programming knowledge but participants should already be comfortable using Zotero.

Learning Objectives

In this workshop, students will: 

1. Apply a note-taking technique that supports a productive writing practice

2. Use the cutting-edge note-taking tool, Logseq, integrated with Zotero and its bibliographic information

3. Learn basic tips for using markdown

4. Transform digital notes into written outputs and new forms of research outputs