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Research notes
Research notes
Category: note type
Summary: Notes created during investigation of a question, topic, project, or decision.
What it means
Research notes gather evidence, claims, sources, counterarguments, and open questions. They should support synthesis rather than become a pile of references.
How it shows up in personal knowledge management
They connect to research-workflow, source-notes, synthesis, maps-of-content, and citation-practices.
Common mistakes
- Collecting sources without a research question.
- Not distinguishing evidence from interpretation.