This workshop will introduce you to Obsidian, a free note-taking application. Obsidian can be a powerful tool to create and organize notes for lengthy research projects like dissertations, academic articles and monographs. Many graduate students find Obsidian extremely helpful for preparing for qualifying exams. This workshop will prepare participants to create networked notes, view them graphically, and organize them effectively so they are easily accessible when they begin writing their drafts for their projects or exams.