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Research repository for storing, tagging and searching qualitative data across studies.
Definition
A platform for storing transcripts, recordings and notes, tagging them against a shared scheme, and finding evidence across studies. Its value grows with the size of the archive.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
On this plate
Good for
- Research repositories
- Tagging and synthesis
- Making past research findable
Watch out for
Repositories decay without an owner and a maintained tagging scheme. Check what your consent forms permit before uploading recordings.
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TOOL·014 · Region VII · Grid F4
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Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- Research Notes to InsightsAI·003 · AI workflow
- Research SynthesisRES·014 · Research method
- User InterviewsRES·003 · Research method
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Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.