Research workflow guides
APA Citation for a Web Page: the Rules + the Fastest Workflows
How to cite a web page in APA 7th edition — every rule and edge case (no author, no date, retrieval dates), plus the fastest tools to generate the reference.
Best Chrome Extensions for Grad Students (2026)
Nine Chrome extensions that actually earn a place in a grad student's browser — citations, paywall workarounds that are legal, annotation, focus, and archiving — with honest notes on what each one doesn't do.
The Best Web Clippers for Researchers & Students (2026)
An honest comparison of web clippers for research: Zotero Connector, Obsidian Web Clipper, Notion Web Clipper, Readwise Reader, and ClipCite — with real tradeoffs.
DOI to BibTeX: Every Way to Turn a DOI Into a Citation (2026)
Seven working ways to convert a DOI into a clean BibTeX entry — curl content negotiation, doi2bib, ZoteroBib, Zotero, publisher export buttons — plus the field-quality gotchas that corrupt bibliographies, and how to batch-convert a list of DOIs.
How to Export Zotero Highlights to Obsidian (Without Losing Backlinks)
A practical guide to the real friction in Zotero→Obsidian workflows — bridge plugins, broken backlinks — and when lighter tools make more sense.
How to Cite a Website in BibTeX (Templates + Real Examples)
BibTeX has no obvious entry type for websites. Here are the correct @misc and @online templates, field-by-field rules, edge cases (no author, no date), and tools that generate the entry for you.
How to Save Web Articles to Obsidian as Markdown (Clipper Roundup)
Every way to get a web article into your Obsidian vault as clean Markdown — browser clippers, read-later apps, and citation-first tools, compared honestly.
Markdown Web Clipper Comparison: Which One Keeps Citations? (2026)
Six Markdown web clippers compared on the axis that matters for research — what survives the clip: title, author, date, URL, DOI, and a usable citation. Test results, not marketing claims.
Notion Web Clipper Alternatives for Research (2026)
The official Notion Web Clipper frustrates researchers. Here are the best alternatives for clean Markdown, citation metadata, and a workflow that doesn't break.
Readwise Reader vs Free Alternatives for Research Clipping (2026)
Readwise Reader is the best read-later app money can buy — and $120+/year. What the free alternatives actually cover, compared by job, honestly.
How to Build a Research Log in Notion (With a Clipping Workflow That Feeds It)
A step-by-step Notion research log setup — the database schema, the views that make it usable, and an honest comparison of the clipping workflows (ClipCite, Notion Web Clipper, Save to Notion) that get sources into it without manual copy-paste.
Zotero Alternatives for Quick Web Citations (Lighter Tools Compared)
Zotero is the right tool for managing a PDF library — and overkill for grabbing a citation from a web page. Here are the lighter alternatives, compared honestly.