Note: I have collaborated with Genei.io so you will see detailed workflow tweets in the coming days. Also, you can use my code vrinda20 for a 20% discount on their plan.
3.ZoteroBib: Did you know that it's a tool by @zotero, I came to know about it recently. So it's a free service that helps you quickly create a bibliography in any citation style.
You can-- Add a bibliography entry through any URL, do a manual entry, edit or delete an item, select style, copy or note citations, export, link and autosave.
5.Web of Science Master Journal list: You can browse, search, and explore journals indexed in the Web of Science + you will also find “Manuscript Matcher”.
6.Readable.io (@ReadableHQ): If you're writing an article this tool will help you improve your readability score and bring your audience closer to your write-up.
8.Academic Phrasebank by the University of Manchester: I know, you already would have heard about it! Just wanted to add it to my list. It's a great resource!
9.Airtable(@airtable): I am currently in a process of curating my data for research + I am looking for making a research paper organization workflow. So, I have been using Airtable.
Technically, you can build an app using it and discover many other ways to utilize it.
10.Bonus: This is my weekend discovery: “Spark Notes”(@SparkNotes)
This website had a summary for one of my favourite books in Science: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. So if you want to read a full plot summary and analysis of a book or science concepts etc you can check out this website.
Note 1: If you have read all my threads so far, then you know that I have written about (many) tools and formats (s) to search for literature reviews. Now, it’s time to see how you can write your literature review.
Note 2: This is a combination of two methods that I am trying as of now and have clubbed together. Even though I am still in my developing stage with this format, I thought to share it here.
Note: I got these points as one image a while ago but here I am -- who made that image into a presentation. I kind of followed this outline for two of my previous thesis. Also, these are chapter breakdowns.
I hope this turns out to be useful in your PhD dissertation writing.
Never wondered how to start a research topic, ways to navigate through it, and where and how to begin? Well, this research skills checklist helped and still helps me. I hope this helps if you haven't come across it.
Note: I don't know who made the checklist originally. You can find a one-page checklist on the internet.
Here I have tried my style of presenting them through my slides. Also, I believe, it's a universal checklist so any research student in any field can try it.
Right from my junior college to engineering and currently PhD studies. I tried and still try many methods of note-taking (with zillion notebooks... of course).
Here are 6 methods...
Note: I have used @GoodNotesApp note-taking app for all the samples you see in the thread.
1.Cornell Method: “The most famous one”. I am sure you must have heard of this method and it's great especially when you prepare for exams.