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Old August 10th, 2009, 09:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.word.newusers
mocha99
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Hi,

when students/professors/scholars (I am referring to higher education,
post-graduate, research institutions et similia) write a paper they
collect a bibliography and make quotations or reference to the book/paper.

Could making it possible to create a database of quotations with the
linked citation so that the writer can click on a selected quotation and
insert it in the text or click on the quotation anad automatically get
the citation could ease things.

Other example create a database of jpegs with linked quotations and
citations etc. tat can be click-added or click-referenced (as an
embedded pic or quotation or citation in the text).

Something like Zotero partially does (and that I am sure MS can do much
better) or, on a broader scale making Word more of a writing tool with
knowledge management functionalities such as integration with OPACs,
NGCs, digital content databases (e-papers, e-journals etc.), adding text
analysis feature that help creating cross references or individuating
contradictions, or lexical clouds that can be use to analyse
over-developed and under-developed areas in the text....

More in general it might consist of selecting focus groups,
questionnaires, usability test on a selected sample of student/scholars/
researchers asking them what is that you do/need to do when you write a
paper? What is missing? etc etc.

Just a few ideas... perhaps they are even not very smart... thanks!



 




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