This mind map allows the user to organize their research into categories and make connections. All PDFs placed in the project's Literature repository will appear under the Incoming branch of the mind map after clicking on the Reload monitored folders arrows in the root item of the Literature & Annotations mind map.
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In addition to importing the files, any PDF that has a table of contents or notes will have those items added to the mind map. Once items are imported into the Literature & Annotations mind map, they can be sorted into various categories, and bibliographic references can be created for each entry. To create a reference, right click on an item and select References > Create or update reference. This opens a window with several options for creating a new bibliographic record: creating a blank entry, creating an entry using metadata found using Google Scholar, or creating an entry based on data in the document. Should the user need to create a bibliographic record by hand, the References tab in the right sidebar provides plenty of options. Item types can be set to Article, Book, Master's Thesis, PhD Thesis, and many more, each providing a custom set of fields so that the user can create an accurate and complete bibliographic entry for the item. The references are stored in a BibTex file so they can easily be used by any BibTex-friendly word processors or text editors. Once the user has their literature entered and organized, it is time to turn that research into an article or presentation. Docear assists with that process by making it easy to organize thoughts and structure ideas in the same way research is organized.
By creating a new mind map in the project's My drafts folder, the user can create a mind map of their own paper, easily reorganizing as needed, until the user is happy with the way their paper is organized. The user can produce as much or as little of an outline as they would like by producing a basic outline or an almost complete paper, complete with citations from the References list.
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