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Matt · 11-01-2007, 08:10 AM

Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I'd like to get a sense of how people are using their iLiad to do research reading...

I'm just starting to use an iLiad to try and reduce the vast amounts of paper I use as an academic. In my normal practice, I download academic articles in pdf form, and print them out on paper. I then carry this paper with me everywhere, slowly but surely reading the articles, making lots of notes on them and generally marking them up. They then go in a pile on my desk, sorted by whatever I'm working on. When I'm writing articles, I go through these piles, re-reading marked sections and my notes and incorporating them into my work.

What I've started to do is put articles sorted by topic on my iLiad, scribble on them, and then copy the folder containing the pdf, manifest.xml, and the scribble.irx file to my macbookpro. I use the iLiadPdfScribbleMerger java program to merge the scribbled pdf, placing it in a 'work-in-progress' folder on my desktop. I then use these files when writing.

I have the standard problems of screwing with pdf formatting and using zooming to try and get the text readable but that seems to be mostly working (using the print-to-pdf automator action developed by scotty1024.) I'm currently thinking about trying to find a way to automate the above process a little, maybe by making an automator action than runs when the iLiad mounts, automatically running the java merge, and updating the contents of my works-in-progress folders.

I've gone through the forums to try and get a sense how others are using their iLiad for research reading but I was interested in getting a better overview. If you're willing, (and if you use it this way) could you post how you use your iLiad for reading and marking up texts? I'd be really interested in hearing how people go about this, and what software on and off the iLiad that you use.

best,

Matt

11-01-2007, 08:10 AM	#1
Matt Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Umea, Sweden Device: iLiad	using iLiad for research? Hi all, Not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I'd like to get a sense of how people are using their iLiad to do research reading... I'm just starting to use an iLiad to try and reduce the vast amounts of paper I use as an academic. In my normal practice, I download academic articles in pdf form, and print them out on paper. I then carry this paper with me everywhere, slowly but surely reading the articles, making lots of notes on them and generally marking them up. They then go in a pile on my desk, sorted by whatever I'm working on. When I'm writing articles, I go through these piles, re-reading marked sections and my notes and incorporating them into my work. What I've started to do is put articles sorted by topic on my iLiad, scribble on them, and then copy the folder containing the pdf, manifest.xml, and the scribble.irx file to my macbookpro. I use the iLiadPdfScribbleMerger java program to merge the scribbled pdf, placing it in a 'work-in-progress' folder on my desktop. I then use these files when writing. I have the standard problems of screwing with pdf formatting and using zooming to try and get the text readable but that seems to be mostly working (using the print-to-pdf automator action developed by scotty1024.) I'm currently thinking about trying to find a way to automate the above process a little, maybe by making an automator action than runs when the iLiad mounts, automatically running the java merge, and updating the contents of my works-in-progress folders. I've gone through the forums to try and get a sense how others are using their iLiad for research reading but I was interested in getting a better overview. If you're willing, (and if you use it this way) could you post how you use your iLiad for reading and marking up texts? I'd be really interested in hearing how people go about this, and what software on and off the iLiad that you use. best, Matt