Alexander Deliyannis
9/17/2011 11:03 am
Glen Coulthard wrote:
Not much, but then my writing is mainly non-academic. However, I use a lot of references in my work, often needing to faithfully summarise complex concepts from a variety of sources. I have thus tried some academic software in the hope that it could support my workflow --the verdict was actually disappointing, but then I am not known for my patience and perseverence.
I did my whole MBA with two programs: Surfulater for organising my background material, and Brainstorm for organising my writing; I only turned to Word when I had a final draft. Early on, I tried several other tools and purchased licenses to Endnote and IdeaMason; soon enough I dropped them though, which was a good thing; thereon I focused on the actual job.
I am now also trying out Citavi --which is Swiss, incidentally, and I've always had some kind of attraction to Swiss products...
Have you used any academic software that you prefer?
Not much, but then my writing is mainly non-academic. However, I use a lot of references in my work, often needing to faithfully summarise complex concepts from a variety of sources. I have thus tried some academic software in the hope that it could support my workflow --the verdict was actually disappointing, but then I am not known for my patience and perseverence.
I did my whole MBA with two programs: Surfulater for organising my background material, and Brainstorm for organising my writing; I only turned to Word when I had a final draft. Early on, I tried several other tools and purchased licenses to Endnote and IdeaMason; soon enough I dropped them though, which was a good thing; thereon I focused on the actual job.
I am now also trying out Citavi --which is Swiss, incidentally, and I've always had some kind of attraction to Swiss products...