# Source ledger — literature / brief workflow

Log every source you open while researching. This is the audit trail for your brief.

| Date | Tool used | Query or seed | Source title | Authors / year | URL | Keep? (yes / maybe / drop) | Why |
| ---- | --------- | ------------- | ------------ | -------------- | --- | -------------------------- | --- |
|      |           |               |              |                |     |                            |     |
|      |           |               |              |                |     |                            |     |
|      |           |               |              |                |     |                            |     |
|      |           |               |              |                |     |                            |     |
|      |           |               |              |                |     |                            |     |

## End-of-session check

- [ ] Every **yes** source has a working URL
- [ ] Claims in the brief map to a row in the [claim table](./claim-table.md)
- [ ] Dropped sources have a one-line reason (so you do not re-open them next time)
- [ ] Privacy: no unpublished data pasted into cloud tools without permission

Template from [VerdictPal · student research path](https://verdictpal.com/guides/student-researcher).