Researchers are finding it difficult to keep track of the hundreds of pdf files of reprints and e-journal articles. What do you do with all those pdfs? Where are they on the hard drive? What folders do I put them in? Can I access them easily? Where there is a electronic problem, there will be software created to solve that problem. Here are some (by no means a comprehensive list) that are currently out there.
- Refworks. You can link to from the bibliographic records in RefWorks to the pdf file on your harddrive. The Library subscribes to RefWorks so it is free to you. For more information on RefWorks, contact jsadlik@lumc.edu.
- Papers. http://mekentosj.com/papers/ (Review of this product can be found in the journal Nature at http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080430//full/453012b.html)
- Bookends. http://www.sonnysoftware.com/aboutreferenceminer.html. Produced by Sonny Software. Reference Miner is a free Mac OS X application. This software includes a browser with drag and drop downloading of pdfs and web pages.
- Rack-2 Filer http://www.ipaperlessoffice.com/ratdesoforma.html is a desktop software for managing pdf files. It is very visual and it is useful for managing non-bibliographic pdfs.
