Not sure if it will work, but ive started using evernote. It takes images (scans, pdf and whatnot) and attempts to read words within the image. I has search capabilities among other organizing features like tagging pages and titles. Can be hooked to the web to view your notes anywhere. Its only for windows/mac but it might work in WINE?
http://www.evernote.com/ Scott ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:50:39 -0400 >From: Nick Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [UM-LINUX] Keeping Track of Papers >To: [email protected] > >I took a look at JabRef. It certainly looks like a useful program. It >looks substantively pretty similar to Pybliographic. There are clearly >some differences (e.g., JabRef seems to have more built in tools for >querying various online bibliographic databases), but there may be >further significant differences that are not immediately obvious. > >Being bibtex-centered is fine, because I need my bibtex database anyway >for TeXing up papers. This could use JabRef or Pybliographic. If I >developed a system of naming for files, I could presumably create a new >field in the bibtex entry for each paper giving the paper location, and >put in abstract information. I could tag things either in the keywords >field or, again, by adding an additional field. That sort of setup >would not be entirely ideal, but it would probably be acceptable. > >I'm getting a lot of intriguing thoughts here (clearly I asked the right >group), and I'll certainly check out Zotero to see if it would be a >better solution. I did read about the lawsuit on Slashdot, but I'm not >going to worry about that too much yet as long as it looks like I'd be >able to get most of my data back out in a format other software could >understand. > >Thanks, > >Nick > >Mehmet Atif Ergun wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I happily use JabRef to have my database organized and searchable. All >> papers, articles, readings, whatever are stored in one directory, and >> all their information are stored in JabRef entries. >> >> However, JabRef is very bibtex-centered and seem no to allow indexing >> of file attachments (to entries), so Zotero (Firefox add-on) might be >> a better choice for you. Zotero does exactly what you are looking for >> by allowing for tags and in-file searches for all entries. >> >> Mehmet. >> >> Note: Zotero got sued by EndNote recently, so download a copy now just >> in case... >> >> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Nick Cummings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> For a while I've really wanted to have some sort of database that would >>> allow me to keep track of papers relevant to my research. Basically, >>> right now I just download papers I find that are of interest, and put >>> them in a hierarchy of directories by subject. This has a couple of >>> problems: 1) It takes time to do the organizing. 2) The subject matter >>> of papers is not hierarchical, it's more of a web. 3) There's no easy >>> way to store metadata about the paper (e.g., author & title) such that >>> it can be browsed through without opening every paper. 4) No convenient >>> way to track read/unread status. 5) It's not searchable. I'm hoping >>> there's a piece of software one can use on Linux to help with this sort >>> of thing, either software specifically for this purpose or one that >>> could be adapted without very much work (or much programming >>> expertise). Surely some of you bright academics have tried to find a >>> solution to this sort of problem before. :-) I'm also open to web >>> services for these purposes, my only hesitation is that I may then end >>> up with my info locked into it with no possibility to migrate later. >>> >>> I've come up with some idea for solutions, but none seem all that good: >>> 1) I could simply keep a spreadsheet (or text file) with each paper's >>> associated information (bibliographic info, read/unread status, >>> tags/keywords) and the file name of the paper (if it exists). 2) Try to >>> use my BibTeX bibliographic database and Pybliographic GUI to keep track >>> of all the info about papers and, again, point to file locations (not >>> sure how feasible this is). 3) Hope I can find a URL for the abstract of >>> each paper and use del.icio.us to bookmark and tag each one. Make sure >>> to put all bibliographic info in the notes section. >>> >>> Of those, #1 seems like the most plausible solution but far from ideal. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > >________________ >signature.asc (1k bytes)
