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A Modest Proposal
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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