The Research Space

The research space is the central unit of QLens.

It defines the investigation’s scope, governing question or domain, vocabulary, participants or stewards, lifecycle, and canonical relationships. It provides a boundary within which objects can be interpreted without assuming the entire repository shares the same context.

A research space should be large enough to preserve meaningful continuity, but small enough that its questions and evidence remain coherent. Separate spaces may be related when research crosses boundaries.

The research space is not a folder name. It is a canonical object with identity and governance.