

Finally, a methodology for your literature review.
Ilya Shabanov walks us through his literature review workflow using Litmaps, Zotero, and Obsidian
Learn how to build a smarter, faster literature review workflow using three of the most powerful tools available to researchers right now.
In this webinar, we'll show you how to use Litmaps, Zotero, and Obsidian together to discover literature, organize your notes, and build a research knowledge base that actually makes writing easier.
You'll learn how to:
Start a literature review from scratch using Litmaps
Find relevant papers quickly through citation network exploration
Capture and organize your notes in Obsidian as you read
Link ideas across papers to build a connected knowledge base
Use both tools together for a seamless research workflow
Whether you're a PhD student, researcher, or academic writer, this session will give you a practical, repeatable system for getting your literature review done faster and with less friction.
Ilya Shabanov is the founder of Effortless Academic and a PhD ecologist who finished his doctorate in 2.5 years while writing four first-author papers. A former tech entrepreneur and web designer turned late-blooming researcher, Ilya teaches academics how to manage information, use AI effectively, and do deeper research with less burnout.
Litmaps is free to get started and is used by 350,000+ researchers across 150 countries.
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