“What is the best way to collect and retain information and build knowledge during one’s academic career and life?” This is a quintessential question and challenge for anyone whose work relies on creating, organizing, and using vast amounts of information (such as reading notes, research ideas, and drafts for presentations, papers, and capstones). This workshop suggests a philosophy and a technical implementation using the for-fee software “Scrivener” (student license $42).

“What is the best way to collect and retain information and build knowledge during one’s academic career and life?” This is a quintessential question and challenge for anyone whose work relies on creating, organizing, and using vast amounts of information (such as reading notes, research ideas, and drafts for presentations, papers, and capstones). This workshop suggests a philosophy and a technical implementation using the for-fee software “Scrivener” (student license $42).

“More successful students are usually very adept at managing their own personal knowledge” (Garner, 2010). But what is personal knowledge management (PKM) and what are its components? In this workshop we will review some PKM principles, review various information management tools freely available to Tufts students and share practical techniques you can apply to become a more efficient and effective knowledge worker.

“More successful students are usually very adept at managing their own personal knowledge” (Garner, 2010). But what is personal knowledge management (PKM) and what are its components? In this workshop we will review some PKM principles, review various information management tools freely available to Tufts students and share practical techniques you can apply to become a more efficient and effective knowledge worker.

Become a power Google searcher; learn how to use Google Advanced Commands to do more efficient, focused searches to get directly to quality reports and information and cut through Google’s filter bubble. We will review using the Advanced Commands listed in this Advanced Google research guide.

Become a power Google searcher; learn how to use Google Advanced Commands to do more efficient, focused searches to get directly to quality reports and information and cut through Google’s filter bubble. We will review using the Advanced Commands listed in this Advanced Google research guide.

Become a power Google searcher; learn how to use Google Advanced Commands to do more efficient, focused searches to get directly to quality reports and information and cut through Google’s filter bubble. We will review using the Advanced Commands listed in this Advanced Google research guide.

Become a power Google searcher; learn how to use Google Advanced Commands to do more efficient, focused searches to get directly to quality reports and information and cut through Google’s filter bubble. We will review using the Advanced Commands listed in this Advanced Google research guide.