#NOTION AND ZOTERO HOW TO#
This entry was posted in Hints and Tips on Augby Sarah Robinson.Ever wondered how to stay on top of scientific literature? Meet ZoteroToNotion, a Python-based, fully open-source package, that allows you to automatically keep track of your literature review collected on Zotero in Notion. Start a weekly social event with your research group, such as G&T Fridays Sarah Robinson, Eve Richardson.Create a wall of cute pet photos in your office.Walking a dog (if you don’t own one, find a friend who owns a dog or try BorrowMyDoggy).If you win a cool t-shirt you can tie dye that’s a bonus. Conferences can be such a good way to rapidly learn about how people are thinking about things and we have found that they can really refresh the way you are thinking about your research. And as per point 4, ask them things – it’s a good way to start conversations. If you can, go to conferences – and if you can muster the courage, speak to people there. In the absence of any such “ready made” networks, Twitter can be a surprisingly good space for finding support as can forums or even Facebook groups. Ideally, institutions have formal peer networks that span research groups so that you have a better chance of finding a support network even if your immediate environment makes this impossible. Perhaps you are in a research group surrounded by lots of other students who you get along with. The definition of your “network of peers” will be highly dependent on your research environment. What you lose in face by admitting to this is often outweighed by the benefits of asking someone more experienced than you for help – this can save you hours of reading or even months of research going down the wrong track.
While it can be embarrassing sometimes to admit a particular hole in your knowledge, we all have them, particularly in interdisciplinary research environments. Comparison is the thief of joy – and also doesn’t really make sense here, as no two research projects are the same (hopefully). Comparing yourself to other people and how well their research appears to be going/how many papers they’ve published/how many poster prizes they’ve won is a surefire way to make yourself miserable. Really recommend the Zotero Chrome plug-in.ģ. This can be done in a word document or with a reference manager such as Zotero in which you can add notes to references which are then ready to be cited. Again, this means you can search for topics and authors easily. Having spent a few years printing out papers, scribbling on them, putting them in a desk drawer and then recycling them a year later, instead type up paper notes/summaries. Type up notes on papers you’ve read or use a reference manager Typed notes are also particularly useful for saving common error messages/bug fixes/useful installation instructions/functions etc in one place so that you can easily search for them again! This can be just a word document, o rGemma showed me “Notion” which has so far been really useful (and you get to put emojis next to your notes).Ģ. In our experience, writing things on paper is risky unless you have a decent filing system (see our desks for examples of how not to file notes). This includes notes from supervisor meetings, industry meetings, clever suggestions over coffee, group meetings, etc…
Maybe you are gifted with a brilliant memory but, for the rest of us, write everything down (either in a notebook, or better yet, some kind of searchable typed document).
Write everything down in a searchable place NB: These are entirely subjective so please ignore them all if you want.ġ.
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