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Agree. They both have a place. I use Zotero to keep track of my references and also just interesting things I find. It uses folders and tags. Fantastic!
by Eddy_Viscosity2 5y ago
Agree. They both have a place. I use Zotero to keep track of my references and also just interesting things I find. It uses folders and tags. Fantastic!
- throwoutway 5y agoCould you describe your Zotero folder & tag strategy? I don’t know where to start with this and it’s a hot mess
- 24thofjan 5y agoHere you can see uses of folders and tags. It's from an academic context but you'll get the idea. https://youtu.be/efLOqgS4jzA https://youtu.be/efLOqgS4jzA
- Eddy_Viscosity2 5y agoI start with the folders. Create ones on broad categories like "Math", "Physics", "Politics", and each of those could have subfolders (folders are called collections in zotero). An entry can be copied to multiple folders but its copy-by-reference so you see the same file and notes and so on in whatever folder ever you view it. Tags are added as meta-data and I use them for searching the library for things. In a given collection you can select a keyword/tag and it will highlight all items with that tag. I've been using zotero now for years and many 1000s of entries. It's by far the best tool I've used for organizing my stuff.