Research Flashdrive Initiative

Rex Koontz, Catherine Essinger, Merriann Bidgood

Research Workflow: Current Situation

Scholarly writing a "new language" Art History writing even more of an obstacle for many Not often broken down into manageable steps Art History students create their own workflow in the best cases Studio students often struggle with the details of scholarly writing

Can technology help?

Zotero

Portable Apps

What this will and won't do

RFI will Banish many technical problems

Instill a sense of citation and propriety

Instill a sense of professionalism - skilled researcher

RFI won't Teach them good art history writing (WID)