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Jan 15, 2023 โ€ข 10 tweets โ€ข 10 min read โ€ข Read on X
How to start a literature review from a single keyword.

I tried about a dozen tools.

Conclusion: This effortless workflow with @OK_Maps and @paperpile

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@OK_Maps @paperpile 1. Start with a search term

Think of OKMaps as a better google for your very first step of lit research.

Simply type in a topic and see relevant papers sorted in groups.

Refine your results by date if you are looking for a specific period, or newest papers. Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile 2. See results

OKMaps will find a number of most relevant papers, arranged by category.

Each bubble contains papers of a single category.

On the right side you can refine your search textually or by date. Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile 3. Zooming into a category

Click on one of the bubbles to reveal the papers it is made up of.

All these papers will be semantically related and you might end up adding all of them to your initial review.

Click on the single papers, to reveal an abstract. Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile 4. Collect relevant papers

My favourite way to collect papers is @paperpile.

It's incredibly well integrated into my browser (Chrome) and smart.

Right Click on the DOI Link and select "Add to Paperpile". Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile 5. Paperpile UI

If you have ever used a Reference Manager, you will feel right at home.

Organise your references by label or folder.

It is really snappy, since I can just drag the labels from the left onto the paper. Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile Never heard of @paperpile?

It's a neat tool to collect academic papers, like Zotero or Mendeley.

Google "Paperpile Chrome Extension" to add the extension.

(Other browsers are supported as well.)

Price: 3$/month for academics + 30 day free trial Image
@OK_Maps @paperpile 6. Seed Collection

This initial collection is a "seed" for further digging.

Next tutorial will be on using @LitmapsApp to grow that small collection into a big set.

Follow @Artifexx if you don't want to miss it.

This is how I take notes while reading:
@OK_Maps @paperpile @LitmapsApp Summary

โ–บ Use @OK_Maps to go from search term โ†’ papers
โ–บ More convenient than google, as papers are sorted by category
โ–บ Add relevant papers to @paperpile using chrome extension (right clicking menu)
โ–บ Open Access PDFs will auto download (and sync to google drive)
@OK_Maps @paperpile @LitmapsApp This Tweet is part of a series on literature research. It covers only the very first step.

Want to know what AI tools I use for the next steps? Follow @Artifexx

Want to gear up your academic journey - consider joining my small workshop on Jan 28th.

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Almost done with the slides for this upcoming webinar.

It will be aimed at note-taking and synthesis.

Here is a sneak peak:
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Note Taking

Most people take notes in the order they learn about the content.

This is wrong.

Conceptual notes are much more powerful.

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Everybody uses Google Docs.

But most don't install any of the 100+ extensions.

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What are extensions?

Extensions add functionality that Google Docs does not have.

Each extension adds a sidebar where it can be configured and activated.

Google does not develop these extensions but they gain access to your content.

Be aware of privacy issues.
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Works equally well for tables or equations.

Irreplaceable for academic work.
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I thought I would spend days on this lit review.

It took me just 10 minutes (no joke)!

Here is how and what tool I used:
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My Topic:

I am figuring out how forests react to climate change in New Zealand.

The big question: Who has done it before?
(A vast literature review question that can take hours)

Googling it, I found only a single paper: [Wardle 1992]
Really!?Image
To check if there is really only one paper, I searched for this paper [Wardle 1992] on @LitmapsApp ... Image
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May 28
Double your productivity in Google Docs.

Learn these 12 essential keyboard shortcuts.

Windows & Mac:
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1. Paste without Style

Ever pasted something from Word or a browser and noticed that the format is completely broken?

Paste without format to avoid this. Press:

โŒ˜ + โ‡ง + V (Mac)
CTRL + SHIFT + V (Win)

In this example I copy from MS Word and the style is totally off.
2. Fast navigation (any software)

You use the arrow โฌ…๏ธ keys โžก๏ธ to go move the cursor letter by letter.

Hold โŽ‡ (ctrl on Win) to move word by word instead.
Hold โŒ˜ (home, end keys on Win) to move line by line.

Fix typos in milliseconds with this trick (Video is real time).
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This is Niklas Luhmann.

He has more citations than 99% of scientists.
And 70+ books.

Here is how he did it:
(...steal his secret) Image
Luhmann (1927-1998) was a German sociologist and philosopher studying how societies function.

He wrote over 70 books and 400 articles on topics like law, politics, and art.

Luhmann described society as a self-sustaining system and was influential, especially in Germany. Image
Famous thinkers like Charles Darwin (20+ books) or Albert Einstein (300+ publications) share a common trait:

They think DEEPLY and SYSTEMATICALLY about their subject.

Luhmann's system however is the best documented through his note collection system: The Zettelkasten (photo). Image
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Everybody uses Google Docs.

But most don't know its best features.

11 features that save time and make your work more professional:
(even for scientific papers)
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1. Folding

If you have a long document this is a life saver.

Create a heading.
Next to the heading click the ">" button to fold all text beneath this heading.
2. Table of Contents

The fastest way to get around in a document is to use the automatic table of contents.

Click the three line icon at the top left.

Now click the headings to navigate in your document.
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