Research/Craft

A YouTube series about how historians at all levels go about doing history. Hosted by @RAKarl.

[Research/Craft @research_craft]

@research_craft episode list:
#0: @RAKarl introduces Research/Craft, a series on how historians at all levels approach research + other (practical) elements of the craft (July 2020) https://t.co/xuT14bc0cn

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https://t.co/AAMQbMI6Oh

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@research_craft #9: Writing the 2nd Book. @PatrickIber, @BethLewWilliams, + @rakarl discuss the differences between writing the 1st + 2nd books, changing research practices, + balancing life/career/research. Valuable for anyone working on a book project! https://t.co/iywVOnoCZs

[Research/Craft @research_craft]

@research_craft episode list:
#0: @RAKarl introduces Research/Craft, a series on how historians at all levels approach research + other (practical) elements of the craft (July 2020) https://t.co/xuT14bc0cn

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research_craft #8: @Tropy. @jrobinmack talks organizing archival documents, general research management, + digital history; @rakarl demos a workflow using Tropy, + does a side-by-side comparison of Tropy + DEVONthink. (June 2022) https://t.co/olZih5tovq

[Tropy @tropy]

@research_craft About 10 mins in @RAKarl shows how to use the CSV export plugin, a way to not just export data but also (as he shows) to manage research projects. This is just one of many applications of several of Tropy's plugins, available via Github (2/3)

https://t.co/aXKO4XsSwV

[Tropy @tropy]

Friendly reminder that in addition to Tropy's official short video tutorials, @research_craft has a great demo that compares Tropy and DEVONthink workflows for organizing/processing archival sources. 📜 📸 💻 📖 (1/3)

https://t.co/6J6KGWTkjO

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Part 2 in the series: https://t.co/172cyGWSPq

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New @research_craft tutorial: a very short introduction to setting up Group Libraries in @zotero: https://t.co/UznxeAq4ZT

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New tutorial! Group Research Projects with Zotero. Though it focuses on using Group Libraries, it's also a general introduction to using @zotero https://t.co/172cyHdVRq

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@research_craft now has a more convenient URL on YouTube! Check out our recent interviews + tutorials, and subscribe to get updates on new episodes https://t.co/nGbeD4bGBT

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This tutorial is an abridged version of the full episode, that includes an interview with @jrobinmack https://t.co/HdPdU9LqvX

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Thinking about adopting @Tropy to manage your archival research? In Research/Craft #8, @JRobinMack (George Mason/Rowan) provides a great introduction to the program + @RAKarl demos a sample workflow https://t.co/olZih5sQFS 1/

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Curious about how you might integrate @tropy into your workflow? Check out this 30-minute tutorial https://t.co/cUMdkclCpv

[Tropy @tropy]

Happy Friday! Check out this @research_craft interview/thread from July on using Tropy to manage your archival research photos!

Tropy gives you tools to organize your research materials and help think through your process. Check out the thread for more details ⬇️

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Here's a bibliography listing the books, articles, and public history projects referenced in @research_craft #7. (A slightly appended version also appears in the episode description on YouTube) 9/*

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"Public history is a process, a way of working, of communicating. It embodies a set of values abt how we share our knowledge." In @research_craft #7, @catmuno (UniAndes) + Marni Sandweiss (Princeton) talk writing, audience, + doing history for the world https://t.co/uGnGzXyV5Z 1/

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@catmuno Sandweiss: "Every historian can be a public historian. We have the tools, we can read, we can analyze complex materials, and we should be able to write for everyone. With those 3 tools, we can step into the arena however we want" https://t.co/dgYaMFDUl4 8/

[nick @vossbrink]

Relevant to anyone out there trying to organize a photo or image archive.

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@RAKarl's Tropy demo from this episode will also be released as a separate video! 5/*

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Thinking about adopting @Tropy to manage your archival research? In Research/Craft #8, @JRobinMack (George Mason/Rowan) provides a great introduction to the program + @RAKarl demos a sample workflow https://t.co/olZih5sQFS 1/

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Integrate Tropy into an established research workflow by importing important documents https://t.co/06JwFpz57l 5/

[Dr. Jessica Mack @jrobinmack]

It was a lot of fun talking about @tropy and archival methods with my longtime teacher, mentor, and friend @RAKarl!