More Useful Stuff Elsewhere
I am working on a couple of longer things for the near future (tools for syllabus, some Devon notes, and writing a dissertation), but in the short span here are some useful links from around the web.
Two links on the Apple Mailing list. The first is a short review of information management software. The second is a run down of bibliography software. The author’s conclusion is that he wants the functionality of BibDesk and Devon with an interface like Yojimbo. (This agrees with many of the comments on this blog as well).
If you have a .edu address you can get a subscription to Time’s Select for free. Who knew? I had stopped reading the times when the editorial went behind the firewall. Nice to see that as an academic one can still get access. The LSE Media Group has the details.
Speaking of bibliography software Beyond My Mind has a list of what is currently available, and a comparison table. This list is useful especially for those not on a Mac as he covers a range of options. This blog also has a comparison of bibliographic search engines.
And finally for those who are so inclined, you can pull combine google books with mapping features to create some interesting textual visualizations. Not my thing, but contextually useful.
March 29th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
For bibliography, after trying EndNote and ProCite I finally discovered Bookends and never looked back! I fidget with database programs and information managers but not with my bibliography database!
March 30th, 2007 at 12:58 am
I’ve heard others say that they prefer Bookends over Endnote and other programs. Could someone say why it’s that much better?
March 30th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Generally I would say, no reason to go with Endnote, it is clunky, expensive, and doesn’t integrate with anything but Word. I have Bookends and am happy with it, but ultimately I think there is very little difference between it and Sente. These are both paid programs though. The money is worth it to me, saves hours organizing a bibliography. And just the other day I needed to meet with a student about books he should read for a BA thesis, I just printed off a list, took all of 42 seconds.
March 30th, 2007 at 9:08 am
My varied interests require a more sophisticated technology and I prefer to keep everything in General Knowledge Base where I can search, rearrange, bookmark, and share with others. You can try it out free for 30 days.