Notate is a web-based tool for annotating and tagging words and phrases within documents. It creates a searchable index of all the annotations you make and displays the annotations against the text they refer to when you revisit a site. Annotations can be kept private or can be shared within a group such as a lab or journal club....
The idea for Notate grew out of the problem that although the
scientific literature is increasingly available online, it
is almost completely unindexed and only minimally
tagged. Reference citations take you to the top of a paper that may
be many pages long, instead of the actual place where the
quoted statement is made. We ought to be able to do better
than this given the potential of modern web browsers
to offer a more interactive experience, and let people
make more use from the huge volume of papers and other documents on the web.
The annotation system changes this by allowing tagging
and annotation of single words
and phrases within on-line material. Every annotated term
is indexed and cross referenced with any tags that are
attached.
Although its origins are in the drive to make better use of on-line
scientific literature, the system works equally well for many
other forms of content used in web-based research.
The ability to tag notes and add replies in-situ can help cut down
on the use of email for group discussions.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/30/2006 08:02:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
