Re: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research?

2012-03-08 Thread Martin Koechy
Hi Kevin, I was just shown a new software, Docear, on the CeBIT fair. It integrates mindmapping and a literature database. So as you go through the literature and make notes on PDFs, this will be integrated in the mindmap. I haven't tried it yet but it looked very flexible. It runs via Java on

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research?

2012-03-08 Thread Linda Auker
Hi Kevin, I have used a concept mapping tool (free, by the way): http://cmap.ihmc.us/. It is very useful to me. I find it especially helpful to visualize the connections between my ideas. Outlining in MS-Word is also quite useful, but sometimes a subcategory might fit into more than one area.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research?

2012-03-07 Thread Martin Meiss
...@gmail.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 4:27 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research? Hello all, I'm a first-year biology MS student doing molecular phylogenetics research. As I get ever-deeper into my thesis research, I'm trying

[ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research?

2012-03-06 Thread Kevin Neal
Hello all, I'm a first-year biology MS student doing molecular phylogenetics research. As I get ever-deeper into my thesis research, I'm trying to work on my organizational skills before things get too messy. In addition to a plain old paper notebook, what digital/electronic resources do you

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research?

2012-03-06 Thread Wayne Tyson
- Original Message - From: Kevin Neal kevinmn...@gmail.com To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 4:27 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Digital/electronic set-ups for organizing research? Hello all, I'm a first-year biology MS student doing molecular phylogenetics research. As I get