Author: Jessie L. Moore
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Zotero: My Research Tool of Choice
I mentioned yesterday that I use Zotero to track and annotate project-related reading. Although I’ve used EverNote extensively in the past and my library offers access to RefWorks, here’s why I made the switch to Zotero: Zotero is great for collaborative projects. In addition to maintaining collections of sources for each project or research topic,…
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An Action Plan for Writing
Even short, prioritized inventories of writing projects can become overwhelming if you don’t have an action plan for completing the projects. Enter Kanban, an agile strategy for visualizing your work and limiting the tasks in progress to a manageable work load… I first learned about agile strategies from Rebecca Pope-Ruark (see, for example, her Center…
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Taking an Inventory
New years, whether calendar or academic, are a good time to take stock of writing projects. Brainstorm What’s on your writing to-do list? List every project that comes to mind. What’s in-progress, what’s on the horizon that you’ve already committed to, and what’s on your dream list (i.e., “I wish I had time for this project…”)?…