You might try Zotero—http://www.zotero.org. it’s a Firefox extension with an amazing set of features; I think most of what you’re looking for can be done in it to at least some extent. (It is a Firefox plugin only; if you don’t use Firefox, Zotero alone might be worth switching for.)
A huge sticking point I have tends to be keeping track of what I saw, where I saw it, and what I thought it was worth remembering for. It feels like stopping to notate is a big speedbump when I’m in chase mode, and not thinking about what a pain it will be weeks later when I don’t remember where things came from; I need to be better about saving, tagging, and notating things in Zotero, actually.
(Also the hardest problem I have with research is stopping, because that means I just have to write...)
It feels like stopping to notate is a big speedbump when I’m in chase mode, and not thinking about what a pain it will be weeks later when I don’t remember where things came from;
I know this feeling all too well, which is why I’m looking for software to facilitate writing things down. Zotero looks excellent, I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks.
You might try Zotero—http://www.zotero.org. it’s a Firefox extension with an amazing set of features; I think most of what you’re looking for can be done in it to at least some extent. (It is a Firefox plugin only; if you don’t use Firefox, Zotero alone might be worth switching for.)
A huge sticking point I have tends to be keeping track of what I saw, where I saw it, and what I thought it was worth remembering for. It feels like stopping to notate is a big speedbump when I’m in chase mode, and not thinking about what a pain it will be weeks later when I don’t remember where things came from; I need to be better about saving, tagging, and notating things in Zotero, actually.
(Also the hardest problem I have with research is stopping, because that means I just have to write...)
I know this feeling all too well, which is why I’m looking for software to facilitate writing things down. Zotero looks excellent, I’m going to give it a shot. Thanks.