Third, I already used EndNote for bibliographic support, and EndNote has introduced a new version with major changes that required work on my part – another task that is part of the overall project.
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This is actually more than a learning curve it involves making creative decisions about how to map one’s resources, which I’ve found to be an iterative process – the more I understand how the package works, the more I change or tinker with the way I set things up.
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Second, the software itself is exceptionally flexible and robust, on the positive side, which means it is also very complex, with a steep learning curve, on the other hand. First, DevonThink is a MAC only product, and I am a lifelong PC user (and former IBM systems engineer), so I have had to switch from PC to MAC in order to use it – an ongoing migration. Implementing DevonThink has been a bigger project than I had anticipated, for many reasons and therefore I have only partially accomplished the implementation, and am continuing it as on ongoing project. It also encompasses using Abbyy OCR to bring in lots of things as text, which can then be intelligently searched and linked. I found that DevonThink is the only one that combines bibliographic support, information/document management, relational database support, and additionally applies AI to make connections among information in different media types. I chose DevonThink, an information management system, after also considering Mendeley, Zotero, Evernote, and Citavi. It is easy to lose track of details and entire chunks of research. Keeping track of what I have, where it is, and making connections among information in different media has become increasingly difficult and time consuming. At this stage of my career, in a sub-field that is extremely data intensive, for which I collect and analyze information in many media, and continue to research interrelated projects that span many decades, the volume of information is overwhelming. My objective was to implement a document/knowledge management system to manage multiple interrelated book and article projects, new course development and ongoing course upgrades, and the flood of new bibliography relevant to both research and teaching.
I also received a 4 TB RAID 1 redundant database storage device to support the application. Materials Awarded: I received DevonThink Pro Office and Devonagent Pro software.
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