Knowledge Work (under construction)

 
 

Knowledge Gathering

Finding and studying first reviews and then primary research papers is the first step of entering into a field of science. Here are essential tools to facilitate this endeavor.

Reviews

Annual Reviews

Nature Reviews

Databases and Search Engines:

PubMed / NCBI

Google Scholar

Semantic Scholar

Web of Science

Research Rabbit

Research Methods and Protocol Collections:

Current Protocols

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Nature Methods

 

Information Storage and Retrieval

Half of the research effort is finding information. The other half, commonly undervalued, is information storage and retrieval. Here are some guides on information storage and retrieval systems, from reference management to analog Zettelkasten to electronic HyperNotes and other note-taking and -organizing software programs.

Reference management

Zotero

Mendeley

Endnote

Papers

Zettelkasten

Nikolas Luhman

 

Stress and Mental Health

Stress and its health effects

Mindfulness based stress reduction

Mental health resources