What is the best way to organise PDFs (academic journals, etc.) when doing research?
Edit 10/12/2018: Bookends to manage my 1300+ PDFs on both Mac and iOS. I’m still reading on paper. My workflow now is to take notes (on paper) as I read, then I distill those notes down into my own words (the very important part). Those distilled thoughts I type into The Archive, a zettelkasten app on my Mac. My notes there are also indexed by DEVONthink so I can take advantage of its artificial intelligence for finding links between papers. The zettelkasten system itself helps my own brain do this, linking new knowledge with existing, leading to better retention, and some insights too.Edit 10/01/2017: I still use paper when reading articles that I want to get the most information from. When printing, I scale the page down to 80% or 90%. This reduction of the printed area gives me more space in the margins for writing notes.Edit: I've been doing research in this area, and there are a couple of systems out that might be of interest for organizing PDFs. Both @CompendiumNG and @Docear integrate PDF management with other organization tools such as mind mapping. Docear especially has visions of being a universal interface to all things related to doing research. I recommend the OP look into these suites in addition to the other traditional PDF managers being suggested.I use BibDesk and Adobe Reader on my Mac to organize, read and annotate PDFs. On my iPad I use PocketBib and GoodReader to read the bibliography created on the Mac and read and annotate the papers. This lets me sit in the recliner with my iPad and read references.I've also added a field in BibDesk named 'To-Read' that has a checkbox I can tick for papers that I haven't read. I create smart groups for professors inmy program so all their work is together, and static groups to group the references in papers that I want to 'go deep' on and read all the refs. Everything is saved in Dropbox, and I write papers using Texpad for my Mac and for my iPad.
How to write Introduction to research paper?
I'm writing research paper about working conditions and job satisfaction of professors in universities my country. there haven't been made any other researches about this topic in my country so i use sources of foreign universities. Its the first time for me writing research paper. I have a difficulty in writing introduction,how should i start? And also could you suggesr few ideas about thesis? thanks beforehand
People who like to write, what is your writing process?
One of my 2am pieces of writing won a national contest, and I get my best inspiration/ideas at that time, so I'd totally say realllyyy early in the morning (or really late at night, however you like to look at it. I don't think there should be one specific time when you get all your ideas, however. When the inspiration comes, it comes. the date doesn't really matter to me. I summarize the story in about one page, on paper, and then I go back the next day and write notes in the margins and come up with the characters. I spend the next week or so doing any research, if needed, and basically laying out the story. I plan out each chapter and what's going to happen. So I don't actually start writing for a while! I like typing it for a first draft, so I can just get the story down. This can take a long time, depending on how long your story is. After that, I print it out and read it through. I correct any typos or grammar issues with a red pen and write notes in the margins, etc. I correct any weird sounding dialogue, and stuff like that! This can take a while, too! Sometimes, for me, the editing takes longer than the actual writing! I then go back to the typed copy and correct everything based on what I corrected on the printed out copy. Pretty simple. I print it out again (you don't have to, if you don't want to) and read through it. I take note of what I like and what I don't like. I make mental notes of where the story gets boring, or when the pace is too slow, etc, etc... I go back and I correct it again! That's usually my final copy, but you can read through again and change something one more time if you so desire:) I've found that my writing tends to be really long. I don't know if that's a strength or a weakness. I wrote a fifty page book in 3rd grade, because I can't shut up! I've had all my teachers say my writing is very advanced for my age. I'm guessing that means my vocabulary, sentence structure, etc? I hope this is a bit informative, I understand I have a pretty weird way of writing:)
Tips on becoming a great writer?
I love to write, I am currently a college student trying to decide between being a journalist or a lawyer. I eventually want to be a full time fiction writer. Any advice?