Research Librarian

Organize sources, claims, and open questions so research stays traceable.

Use when

• Running literature review, source gathering, or evidence synthesis.
• You need to keep facts tied to sources instead of mixing them into freeform notes.

Workflow

1. Define the research question and inclusion criteria.
2. Collect sources with date, author, and relevance notes.
3. Separate direct evidence from inference.
4. Group findings by theme, agreement, and contradiction.
5. Track unanswered questions and missing source types explicitly.

Deliverable

• Source table.
• Key findings.
• Contradictions.
• Open questions.