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.flickr.com/ Issues Encountered with my own projects Image source: http://www.bbk.ac.uk Issues others have shared Image source: https://www.cnet.com Image source: https://wearesocial.com Reconstruction of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria The Field Image source: https://amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/ Databases Reference Material Spatial Data 3D Models Los Angeles Historic Theatres Image source: http://stoltzfamily.us/los-angeles/ The Field Special Collections Image source: http://www.graphitejournal.com Online Archives Archive vs Field Image source: Top: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk, Bottom: https://wadahp.wordpress.com The Archive Specific location Controlled Environment Open Access Limited Access Very Limited Access Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org The Field Just about anywhere Uncontrolled Environment Access issues Image source: https://summer.virginia.edu Collection Methods Image source: Eric Paré ericpare.com Cameras (still and movie) Image source: https://www.lensrentals.com Specialized Instruments Image source: https://forschungsinfrastruktur.bmbwf.gv.at Drones Image source: https://www.commercialuavnews.com Microphones Image source: https://www.macaulaylibrary.org Pre-Captured Data Image source: https://www.maketecheasier.com/ Files Organize Annotate Image source: https://blogs.3ds.com/ Planning The goal is to work efficiently 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? Image source: https://www.callcentrehelper.com/ Task Manger Workflows 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 different media Image source: https://www.mgitsol.com Tools 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 Image source: http://www.arjunaedu.com Mac, Windows, and Web Zotero 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 Affinity Photo https://affinity.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/filemaker/ 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].