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@Ashedryden My workflow for academic stuff with both Zotero and Obsidian :
1. I read whatever I have to read (papers, books...) taking notes in Zotero. I keep it basic (mainly yellow highlights, some comments and ideas while reading)
2. I import annotations into Obsidian (plugin Zotero Integration), with a template which allows me to have all information in a dedicated .md file in Obsidian (including some metadata as properties). The template allows me to get an organized note (let's say, "Important" title for yellow highlights, "Others references" for green highlights, and so on). These files are put into a folder dedidated to my readings ("Sources").
3. Then, (inspired by Zettlekasten method) I create as many new notes as there are ideas I want to keep track of, and I link them to another concepts, ideas, authors... in other notes, in my "Main" Folder. These new notes may be very simple (a few lines sometimes), it is not only a quote, but what I think is relevant for me / my research, with full references and link to it (very important).
If I am writing a paper, I may create a temporary Obsidian note to gather all relevant material.
As you see, I do not follow a strict Zettlekasten method, as I keep things simple. It works for me, which is the most important.
4. I was tempted to try some other plugins and some more elaborate stuff. Finally, I keep Obsidian very simple : plugins Zotero Integration, Templater... are the most useful *for what I need*.
5. Folders in Obsidian : very basic also. A folder for "Sources" (import from Zotero or whatever other sources), another one for main notes, a last one for my "projects" (papers...). Base or research (Obsidian native features) are enough to organize everything I want to keep track of.

So, main time saver for me has been... keeping it simple and to allow me not having a wonderful-and-perfect system from scratch. I change things (folders, templates...) when / if I need to change something.
Happy if this help, and if not... let's sharing other tips and tricks about academic workflow with #Zotero and #Obsidian !

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@rohitfarmer still on Obsidian, even if not open source : as far as I know, Joplin (like Zettlr) can import references from Zotero, but there is no way (no plugin) to import annotation, comments, notes made in Zotero. It’s possible with Obsidian (plugin + note template).
My workflow includes annotations, comments, notes … in Zotero, I need to import them after that.

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@sebastian @Ashedryden same here : I use both apps, but not at the same moment in my workflow.
- bibliography management, readings and annotations : Zotero ;
- thanks to the plugin Zotero integration, with a template, I export my annotations and comments to Obsidian - which gathers all materials for my projects, either academic ones or others.

As a result, Obsidian is my only vault for all ideas / ways to locate a source, and Zotero is for it does so well : managing references.

#zotero #obsidian #academicworkflow

Just talked with #DisabilityServices at Colorado Christian University. They’re encouraging me to use #MicrosoftWord instead of #LaTeX for schoolwork, since Word has built-in dictation that could help when my #RheumatoidArthritis flares up and typing gets hard.

To other #Blind folks: how do you remember all of Word’s keyboard shortcuts? I swear I spend more time navigating the ribbon than actually writing. I stick with LaTeX because I can remember commands better than shortcuts.

They said Word’s dictation is accessible, so I’m giving it a shot. But I’m also wondering: what reference managers do you use? I’ve been using #Zotero since it works with #VSCode and LaTeX, but I don’t know how well it integrates with Word — and definitely not with #PowerPoint. My school has me doing a lot of #APA-style presentations lately.

Would love tips from anyone juggling accessibility, citations, and academic workflows.

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🧠📚 Been deep in the weeds refining my APA 7 student paper template—fully accessible, screen reader-friendly, and powered by LaTeX + Makefile automation. It’s designed for blind students, accessibility advocates, and anyone who wants a clean, reproducible academic workflow. Note that it doesn't use the apa7 class since that wouldn't allow the PDF to be tagged for accessibility.

✅ Includes:

• Automated PDF builds with BibLaTeX
• Submission and status reporting targets
• Sample references. Bib
• Screen reader-friendly README

Built and tested across Raspberry Pi, Fedora Remix, and openSUSE with WSL integration. If you’re navigating academic publishing with accessibility in mind, I made this for you.

🔗 Check it out on GitHub

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Wow, for the first time in years I've found a academic writing setup that works for me I think. Remember this, future tinkering me :).

- *overleaf* for writing the actual output
- *paperpile* for reference management (with overleaf sync)
- *obsidian* for structured notes
- *remarkable* tablet for messy notes and brainstorming

(I still don't like the Elsevier part of overleaf and the walled garden of remarkable but can't have it all)

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