Category Archives: note-taking

everyday annotation

Posted on May 16, 2022 by pat thomson

Last week I stumbled across the book Annotation, written by Remi Kalir and Antero Garcia. As the title suggests, the book is all about the history and practices of annotating texts. And probably because the book is from the MIT … Continue reading →

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getting to grips with new literatures

Posted on January 13, 2020 by pat thomson

Over time all researchers build a knowledge base about their key interests. A large part of this knowledge is a core set of literatures. They/we do need to keep up to date, but they/we can rely on – and use … Continue reading →

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summer reading – or – not all reading is the same

Posted on July 15, 2019 by pat thomson

Academics often look forward to doing their own work in summer – the work they can’t get to during term time. We write bids, papers and books during our <break>. And one of the ways we get ourselves into the … Continue reading →

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a lit review thinking tool – christmas present two

Posted on December 10, 2012 by pat thomson

Working with literatures is a complex task. It is one of the places where doctoral and early career researchers come unstuck. One of the very many reasons that it’s problematic is, in my view, because there is not sufficient discussion … Continue reading →

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mapping the literatures – noting. #acwrimo work in progress

Posted on November 16, 2012 by pat thomson

I have been asked many times to talk about my own noting practices. So now seems like as good a time as any. What do my notes look like for this literatures work? The caveat I must make here is … Continue reading →

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how to read and note an academic book – part two – slicing and dicing

Posted on July 30, 2012 by pat thomson

So you’ve now picked out the book that you want to read in some detail. As I’ve suggested, you don’t want to read every book in the same way. There are some that can immediately be skimmed, others engaged with … Continue reading →

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beginning the literature review – taking notes

Posted on March 3, 2012 by pat thomson

The purpose of the literature review shapes the way that noting is done. And the purpose is to situate your study in the field – that is, to establish a space for the work you are going to do – … Continue reading →