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Student/Academic Filing Question
caseykoons | Apr 29 2006
Congratulations to you all, especially those of you who responded to my post in the "I'm new" forum. I took your advice and borrowed a copy of GTD from my local library, and I am beginning to try to implement in my life. I've asked a few questions surrounding GTD and the academic lifestyle on this board and I have another one. I'm curious about filing systems. I know that David Allen suggests an A-Z and warns that personal systems are dangerous. The vast majority of the things I save for "reference" are photocopies of journal articles and books related to my field, the History of Religions. I especially curious about the opinions of other graduate students in this matter. Should I have a separate file (by topic or by author) for my academic resources or should I through them in an A-Z general file with my owner's manuals, bank statements and newspaper clippings? Thanks for your help. 24 Comments
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 For a while, I've used...Submitted by mdl on August 8, 2006 - 6:20am.
For a while, I've used an old digital camera to capture articles and book excerpts directly to my laptop--much faster than photocopying. Haven't gotten around to using OCR software yet. Anyone had any success turning images or photocopies into text files? Any software recommendations? Is the OCR software that often comes bundled with scanners adequate? If I could figure this out, I imagine all my sources could be searchable and/or linked within DevonThink. My main question: I've eyed BibDesk enviously for some time, but have been wondering whether it's worth my while to learn LaTeX. I've never really gotten into EndNote. From what I've seen, BibDesk seems a lot cleaner and more stable. But LaTeX also looks like it has a steep learning curve. I'm in the humanities, and I know that LaTex is much more common in math and science. How long does it generally take to master LaTeX? (This is coming from from a command-line illiterate Mac user raised solely on a diet of GUI.) I ask because I've shifted from writing in Word to writing text files which I can import into DevonThink, so as to take advantage of the magical "See Also" command. Right now, I'm envisioning a work flow in which I compose drafts in a text editor, revise and link with sources in DevonThink [at which time, I could add BibTeX citation codes], and then typeset in LaTeX. » POSTED IN:
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