I'm with Kim on the qualitative software - MaxQDA is quite good and definitely less expensive than NVIVO (which also charges a lot for training).
-----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Kimberli Kelmor Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 7:02 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG Subject: [EXT] Re: [CODE4LIB] Mind map software for tracking articles (~300+) APL external email warning: Verify sender owner-code4...@lists.clir.org before clicking links or attachments I don't know about mind map software, but that use case is exactly what qualitative analysis software does. NVivo is pricey, but it is probably the best. Kim Sent from ProtonMail mobile -------- Original Message -------- On Jun 27, 2022, 5:27 PM, Juarez, Francisco D wrote: > Hello everyone, How do I track 300 articles into a mind map? A request came > in recently asking for recommendations on software that could help with this. > The goal is a broad and detailed assembly of journal articles into one > database and sets of mind maps. They've collective articles into citation > managers (i.e., endnote) to help track an article list of works. But they're > looking for a fuller database to track all items by subcategory, trace the > writers and their other articles and run various queries. Does anyone > know/recommend a particular mind mapping software for the retrieval, > tracking, and querying of journal articles? No preference if Open Source or > proprietary. There are the best mind maps for 2022, but I have zero > experience with mind maps and would like to hear the communities expertise on > this one. Thank you all in advance, Sincerly, Francisco Dejesus Juarez > Librarian, Sarah Shannon Stevenson Library Vanderbilt University 708.577.9758 > | francisco.d.jua...@vanderbilt.edu Pronouns: (he/him/his)