Tools for Research in the Field & Archive
UCLA Library Research Workshop Series Fall 2020
Anthony Caldwell What is this workshop about?
Image source: Luke McKernan https://www.fickr.com/ Issues Encountered with my own projects
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Image source: https://www.cnet.com Image source: https://wearesocial.com Reconstruction of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria The Field
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Image source: Top: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk, Bottom: https://wadahp.wordpress.com The Archive
Specifc location
Controlled Environment
Open Access
Limited Access
Very Limited Access
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Just about anywhere
Uncontrolled Environment
Access issues
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Image source: Eric Paré ericpare.com Cameras
(still and movie)
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Image source: https://forschungsinfrastruktur.bmbwf.gv.at Drones
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Organize
Annotate
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The goal is to work efciently
What will you do with the information?
Where is it?
What form is it in?
How long will it take?
How long do you have?
What tools can you bring?
Will you have internet access?
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Image source: https://www.bplogix.com Simple File Tracking
Outliner and Folders Advanced File Tracking
Folder and Note-taking Files with previews
Operating System Information and Document Management Software Articles and papers - Reference Managers Backup - Plan this strategy carefully! Make sure all of your data syncs to the cloud or you have multiple copies on diferent media
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Image source: https://soldbyres.com Outliners
Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/424534702360434110/ Mac, iPad, and iPhone Omnioutliner
https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/ Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and Web Microsoft Word
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word Windows UV Outliner
http://uvoutliner.com/ Note-taking
Image source: https://dailybruin.com Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and Web Microsoft OneNote
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app?ms.url=onenotecom&rtc=1 Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and Web Evernote
https://evernote.com/ Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and Android Boostnote
https://boostnote.io/ Mac iPad and iPhone Keep it
https://reinventedsoftware.com/keepit/ Mac iPad and iPhone DEVONthink
https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink Document and Information Management
Image source: https://www.steptwo.com.au Mac and Windows Tropy
https://tropy.org/ Mac iPad and iPhone DEVONthink
https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink Reference Management
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https://www.zotero.org/ Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, and Web Endnote
https://endnote.com/ Task Management
Image source: https://www.smartsheet.com Mac TaskPaper
https://www.taskpaper.com/ Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and Web Trello
https://trello.com/en-US Image Processing
Image source: http://archnyarchives.org Mac and Windows Photoshop
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Mac and Windows GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
https://www.gimp.org/ Mac and Windows Afnity Photo
https://afnity.serif.com/en-us/photo/ Mac Graphicconverter
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/ Odds & Ends
Image source: http://www.freeimageslive.co.uk Mac A Better Finder Rename
https://www.publicspace.net/ABetterFinderRename/index.html Windows Bulk Rename Utility
https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/ Mac and Windows ABBYY FineReader
https://pdf.abbyy.com/ Mac and Windows FileMaker
https://www.claris.com/flemaker/ Mac MindNode
https://setapp.com/apps/mindnode Mac, Windows, iPad, iPhone, Android and Web XMind
https://www.xmind.net/ Mac Curio
https://zengobi.com/curio/ Mac, Windows, and iOS Aeon-Timeline
https://www.aeontimeline.com/ Mac Skim Mac Tinderbox
https://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/ Questions?
Anthony Caldwell UCLA Digital Research Consortium Scholarly Innovation Labs 11630L Charles E. Young Research Library [email protected]