Shelf 03 — Services
Sessions, in full
Three sessions, each addressing a distinct stage of lawful investigative research.
Classification: RM-01
Background Research Method
A session on building a thorough background picture before an inquiry properly begins. We cover assembling what has already been published on the subject, identifying who has written about it and what they established, reading previous coverage critically rather than inheriting its assumptions, and recording what remains genuinely unexamined.
- —Assembling existing published material on your subject
- —Identifying prior authors and what they established
- —Reading coverage critically rather than inheriting it
- —A written list of what remains genuinely open
Classification: AS-02
Academic and Institutional Sources
Guidance on using research literature, institutional reports and official statistics responsibly. We cover reading a study for its actual scope and limitations, distinguishing a finding from an author's speculation, checking whether a report was commissioned by an interested party, approaching researchers for comment, and representing technical material accurately in plain language.
- —Reading a study for its scope and stated limitations
- —Separating findings from an author's speculation
- —Checking funding and commissioning interests
- —Approaching researchers for comment respectfully
Classification: RL-03
Investigation Reference Library Setup
Help building a reference collection that supports a long inquiry and remains useful afterwards. We cover a classification scheme suited to your subject, recording where each item came from and when it was obtained, noting what each item establishes so you need not reread it, and keeping the whole collection portable and backed up.
- —A classification scheme suited to your subject
- —Recording provenance for each item you hold
- —Notes on what each item establishes
- —Keeping the collection portable and backed up
Band Label — Process
How a session runs
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A short enquiry call
We ask what your subject is and which session fits best.
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Bring what you have
Existing notes, clippings or sources — whatever you've already gathered.
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Work the method together
We apply the session's method directly to your subject, not a worked example.
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Leave with a document
A written summary, framework, or index — something you keep using.
Not sure which session fits? Tell us about your subject and we'll suggest one.
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