What is the best hardware/software system for keeping track of a) hundreds of academic papers in PDF form and b) my handwritten notes on these hundreds of papers? Bonus if the answer integrates with some sort of citation management software. [more inside]
posted by col_pogo on Nov 24, 2009 - 9 answers

Zotero, Scrapbook, Papers, Evernote, etc. What should I be using to best organize materials for a research paper? [more inside]
posted by rbf1138 on Sep 13, 2009 - 15 answers

What are some good Linux programs for keeping an electronic research journal? [more inside]
posted by PercussivePaul on Jan 5, 2009 - 16 answers

I need help modernizing my note-taking methodology. [more inside]
posted by sonofslim on Aug 19, 2008 - 7 answers

When you research, how do you notate the book/text for future use? In other words, how do you take notes within the book? [more inside]
posted by kingtaj on Nov 4, 2007 - 16 answers

How do I manage notes for my dissertation on a Mac? [more inside]
posted by raheel on Sep 8, 2007 - 18 answers

There are tons of Mac notes applications out there, but I've yet to find the right one for managing the notes for my book. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places? [more inside]
posted by Lauram on May 7, 2007 - 10 answers

Researchers, academics, and readers: how do you deal with taking notes, recording passages, keeping a common-place book, and reading long books? What is your note-taking workflow? [more inside]
posted by josh on Jan 19, 2006 - 30 answers