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. Concept mapping helps me see these connections more clearly.
Good luck in your studies! Cheers, Linda PS: Martin, thank you for sharing about Docear. I am going to check that out. Linda A. Auker, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor in Biology Siena College 515 Loudon Rd. Loudonville, NY 12211 On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 3:50 AM, Martin Koechy <b-l...@martinkoechy.de>wrote: > 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 Linux, > Windows and OS X etc and it's free.: http://www.docear.org/ > > Martin > > ------------------| http://sci.martinkoechy.de |-------------------- > Dr. Martin Köchy (Koechy) > > Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut > -Bundesforschungsinstitut für Ländliche Räume, Wald und Fischerei- > Institut für Agrarrelevante Klimaforschung > > Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute > -Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries- > Institute of Agricultural Climate Research > > vTI-AK * Bundesallee 50 * 38116 Braunschweig * GERMANY > Telefon: +49-531-596-2640 * Telefax: +49-531-596-2699 > http://www.vti.bund.de/de/startseite/institute/ak.html > skype: martinkoechy > --------------------------- & ------------------------------- > AG Vegetationsökologie & Naturschutz|RG Veg. Ecology & Nature Conserv. > Universität Potsdam | University of Potsdam > Am Neuen Palais 10 * 14469 Potsdam * GERMANY > > www.bio.uni-potsdam.de/professuren/vegetationsoekologie-naturschutz >
