On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Gourlay, Stephen N
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> No one's mentioned Zotero - a FireFox plugin http://www.zotero.org/ Very useful for bibliography management; also has a folder structure, ability to associate files, make notes, you can share the resources via the internet (and keep a copy on your own hard drive), and more. Developed by researchers (historians) so sensitive to researcher needs, particularly where lots of documents are the source. And free.
Yes, that's an excellent suggestion. I've been evaluating the latest
version (2.x) with the intention of "upgrading" from EndNote once my
current project had come to an end. I didn't think - and said so on
this list - that Zotero 1.x was entirely suitable, but 2.x has reached
the tipping point for use in major projects. I think for my sort of
system it would be better than EndNote because it's more than just a
bare bibliographic system.
The big advantages for me are the ease of converting from EndNote, the
short learning curve and - of course - the cost.
On a different topic and harking back to discussions we've had on this
list about "intuitive interfaces", I'd suggest that Zotero can
honestly be described as "intuitive".
Mike
Michael Mellody
Ecclesia Knowledge Management
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