documentation / 001the research workspace
// a field guide to distari
From paper to point.
A practical guide to collecting sources, reading closely, asking better questions and writing with evidence in reach.
workflow / 05 stages01 → 05
- 01CollectBring papers into one library.
- 02ReadKeep the original close.
- 03QuestionFollow every answer to a source.
- 04ConnectCompare and make notes.
- 05WriteTurn evidence into your own work.
one project, one context●
// 01 first moves
A good place to begin.
Follow these in order, or jump to the task in front of you.
01
Start with a project
Find your way around Distari and make a home for your research.
02Add papers
Bring in PDFs, links, identifiers or records and understand what happens next.
03Read and annotate
Move between the summary, original PDF, highlights and source passages.
04Ask with sources
Scope a question, inspect the cited passages and save what you learn.
// 02 reference
Browse every guide.
Short, task-focused pages for the whole workspace.