The Research Before Your Research - Introduction

Introduction | Prep | Panel Notes

Harvard affiliates: Our Bookends series of in-person workshops includes a session on this same topic, typically offered during the fall term.

Topic

Preparing for all aspects of research travel, from finding grants to prepping your camera.

What you will learn:

  • What questions to ask ahead of any research travel
  • Who in your institution can answer your research travel questions

This module will prepare you for:

  • Visiting national and international repositories
  • Encountering unexpected circumstances prior to and during your travel

Table of contents

  1. Prep - Important considerations to make before you travel (10 minutes)
  2. Panel Notes - Highlights from our past panel discussions (5 minutes)

Credits: The content for this session was developed over multiple iterations, with contributions from Anna Assogba, Kathryn Bean, Ceilyn Boyd, Tamar Gonen Brown, Odile Harter, Micah Hoggatt, Jeannette Miller, and Hugh Truslow.

For Facilitators: Visit the Facilitator's notes page Links to an external site. for information and file downloads.

Introduction | Prep | Panel Notes