User Guide

Tools and resources

The Quill software platform contains models and research relating to the negotiation of a number of constitutional documents. More information about individual projects is available here.

Users of the platform benefit from a variety of visualization, search, and comparison tools to explore the information held on each project, including search and comparison functions which enable users to explore topics of interest or particular phrases across multiple projects.

Search and compare toolsSearch and compare tools explore topics of interest across projects. The search box appears on most pages in the platform. The split screen compare function allows users to view two sessions side by side. Explore further. — **Search and compare tools**
Search and compare tools explore topics of interest across projects. The search box appears on most pages in the platform. The split screen compare function allows users to view two sessions side by side. Explore further.

Full recordThis is the complete collection of material for a project, including information about source material, details of the various delegations, and a list of the different committees. View the full record page for the Bill of Rights project. — **Full record**
This is the complete collection of material for a project, including information about source material, details of the various delegations, and a list of the different committees. View the full record page for the Bill of Rights project.

Project orientationThe orientation page for each project introduces the document under negotiation and guides users to appropriate research tools and commentary collections. — **Project orientation**
The orientation page for each project introduces the document under negotiation and guides users to appropriate research tools and commentary collections.

Guided research toolsThis page gives access to the main visualizations used to explore the work of committees or individuals. It is the best place to start if you have specific research questions to investigate. See an example from the Bill of Right… — **Guided research tools**
This page gives access to the main visualizations used to explore the work of committees or individuals. It is the best place to start if you have specific research questions to investigate. See an example from the Bill of Rights project.

StatisticsThese quantitative visualizations of the data provide users with fresh insights into voting patterns, alliances and influence within the negotiation process. See an example from the 1787 Convention. — **Statistics**
These quantitative visualizations of the data provide users with fresh insights into voting patterns, alliances and influence within the negotiation process. See an example from the 1787 Convention.

CalendarThis view shows a timeline of the convention, charting the path of a particular document without focusing in detail on its intermediary stages. See an example of this visualization from the Bill of Rights project. — **Calendar**
This view shows a timeline of the convention, charting the path of a particular document without focusing in detail on its intermediary stages. See an example of this visualization from the Bill of Rights project.

ActivityInteractive radial displays allow users to explore the hierarchy of decision-making and to see which committees and individuals made the most substantive contributions. See an example of this visualization from the Bill of Rights project. — **Activity**
Interactive radial displays allow users to explore the hierarchy of decision-making and to see which committees and individuals made the most substantive contributions. See an example of this visualization from the Bill of Rights project.

Secretary’s deskThis view shows the state of affairs at the end of each day, offering a reconstruction of the papers left on the secretary's desk after each committee session. — **Secretary’s desk**
This view shows the state of affairs at the end of each day, offering a reconstruction
of the papers left on the secretary's desk after each committee session.