Papers
Save the finding and the limit that matters to your work.
Researchers
Keep papers, questions, and research notes connected.
Tell your Dossier what you read, why it matters, and what question it raised. Later, ask for the material connected to the question you are working on.
After reading a paper Saved
Chen 2024 found shorter surveys improved completion, but only with first-time users. Compare with the Ramos study. Ask Imani whether we have returning-user data.
Your Dossier keeps
Finding
Shorter surveys helped first-time users
Compare
Check the Ramos study
Question
Ask Imani about returning-user data
Before the research meeting
Compare Chen with Ramos. Ask Imani for returning-user data.
How it helps
Useful when a saved paper is not enough.
Your Dossier keeps the reason you saved something, the question it raised, and the person you need to ask.
Questions
Keep the next question beside the material that raised it.
Collaborators
Remember what someone offered to check or send.
A simple routine
Brief it after. Ask before.
You do not need to clean up the note or put it in a folder.
After it happens
- Brief the useful finding.
- Save the limit or concern.
- Say what you want to compare or ask next.
Before you need it
- Ask for findings about the current question.
- Pull papers you meant to compare.
- Check what a collaborator is sending.
Questions
What this does and does not do.
Is this a citation manager?
No. Keep citations and source files in your normal research tools. Your Dossier helps you remember why the source mattered.
Does it verify a paper's claims?
No. It remembers your brief. You still review and verify the source yourself.
Save why the paper mattered.
Brief the finding, the limit, and the next question in plain words.