Every researcher in the Humanities wonders, where do I put my notes? Yellow legal pad remains a popular option. But there are some who would like to do searches on their notes, add keywords, citations, and append materials to it. All this is made easier by using database-based note-taking programs that allow you to organize and use your research most effectively.
My recommendation is the freeware Scribe 3.2 written and designed by historians at the Center for History and New Media.
Scribe allows you to :
manage your research notes, quotes, thoughts, contacts, published and archival sources, digital images, outlines, timelines, and glossary entries. You can create, organize, index, search, link, and cross-reference your note and source cards. You can assemble, print, and export bibliographies, copy formatted references to clipboard, and import sources from online catalogs. You can store entire articles, add extended comments on each card in a separate field, and find and highlight a particular word within a note or article.
Scribe works on both Macs and PCs and does not need any software purchase. You can download it here.
