![]() I set this up by navigating to the preference menu in Papers and designated my preferred folder you in Dropbox. As I discussed in a previous entry, I configure Papers save PDFs to a designated folder Dropbox. I’m assuming you’ve already installed DropBox on both your Mac and you iPad. Since implementing this workflow the same task takes seconds.I also wanted to thank Derek Van Ittersum ( Kent State | blog) for inspiring me to polish this workflow–I had a chance to collaborate with Derek on the Mac Power Users 100 show.Programs needed: Before implementing this workflow, I could spend hours trying to track down an appropriate reference. But even more than that, using artificial intelligence in a tool called Devonthink, I can find links between concepts that were not initially apparent to me.This workflow has been a personal success. This workflow alleviates the stress of finding relevant information in my library. There are few things more frustrating than knowing I’ve read something, but being unable to find the source. I read so much, it’s hard to keep track of all the ideas. I actually schedule time on my calendar to read, annotate, and synthesize ideas.This entry is about my annotation workflow–and how I use technology to speed up the process of retrieving concepts when writing and citing.I do most of my reading (and annotating) on one of two devices: my Mac or my iPad. Only after I’ve completed my collecting, is it time to read. I go on paper collecting binges where I do little (if any) reading. Now it’s relatively simple.As I mentioned, when working with scientific literature, I like to batch operations. Before Papers included highlighting, I had a complex workflow to accomplish this feat. ![]() Keeping track of the information in manuscripts AND my thoughts about what I read used to be a real chore. What I didn’t mention is that I’m a prodigious highlighter-it is not uncommon for me to mark up a single manuscript with dozens of highlights and notes. Because of this, I’ve developed multiple workflows that make reading and annotating more enjoyable, efficient, and useful.I’ve mentioned my preference for Papers2 app to keep track of scientific publications. I not only have to keep current in my clinical specialty, Anesthesiology, but also in my research areas, Simulation and Games Based Learning. As I mentioned in a previous post, reading and writing are central to my academic career.
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