what are people using these days to organize research? photos from archives, notes, interviews and transcriptions, etc.
sentences I have tried out this week with success
"I will volunteer my time to write a first draft if it helps get us started without the use of A.I."
"I am happy to volunteer to write this summary, but as long as I still meet my deadline, I hope it's okay if I don't use A.I. [as you suggested]"
this number of apps would maybe drive some people crazy but I Iike that it cost me nothing and each tool is good (so far) at its primary function.
Veryyyy excited about the carrel though so I can sneak off each day on my lunch hour and work.
I am just starting out, but the system I’m putting in place at the outset is:
- archival reference photos in Tropy
- research notes and chapter drafts in OneNotebook (free access through employer)
- secondary research in zotero
- reserved library carrel to keep physical books
the godfather of one world-altering technology contemplates the product of another: Geoffrey Hinton and the Gutenberg Bible. Harvard College Library, May 28, 2026
important context about Hinton: www.technologyreview.com/2023/05/02/1...
for those of you in the Boston area, we are celebrating Helen Vendler's birthday tomorrow with some music, poetry, and remembrances!
libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/167386....
So happy to get a copy of the amazing ‘Thanks for Typing’ exhibition at @harvard.edu, with brilliant research into women’s type labour by @cejacobson.bsky.social and colleagues! 📖🎉