Mindmapping and managing information

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Mind-mapping and managing information

• Chris Dillon
• Faculty Information Support Officer
• for Arts Humanities and Laws
• www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/staff/fiso/ah/presentations

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Overview

• Information overload
• TreePad
• The UCL Wiki

• Mind-mapping /Brainstorming
• Online bookmarkswith delicious.com

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Information overload

• Where does your important information live?
• Scattered across e-mails, Word files etc.?
• Can you find it quickly / at all?
• Wouldnt it be wonderful if you could bring
  ittogether in one place!

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What is TreePad?

• With TreePad you can!
• TreePad is note-taking software.
• Create a hierarchy of notes.
• Easy to copy data into and out of TreePad.

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Applications of TreePad

• Ordering ideas for writing
• Notes on research
• To do and job lists
• Notes on software
• And many, many more

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The UCL Wiki

• Use a wiki to share notes
• Every member of UCL has a personal wiki space
• www.ucl.ac.uk/wiki
• A wiki is a simple website
• With very good access control.

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Applications of mind-mapping

• Planning written work and presentations
• Having ideas
• Linking ideas
• Memorisation

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Brainstorm / Memorising

• Remember to make use of e.g. colour, pictures and
  size they help you to remember.
• Convert mind-map to a presentation withFile
  Save As Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
• PowerPoint may be used as a memorisation tool.

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Keeping your bookmarks on delicious.com

• Got 50 bookmarks in four different web browsers?
• delicious.com can bring them together online.

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Setting up a delicious.com account

• Accounts are set up and accessed
  atdelicious.com.
• Plugins for Firefox and Internet Explorerallow
  your browser to talk directly todelicious.com.

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Notes

• These simple programs may changethe way you
  work.
• They make you more systematic and creative.

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Further information on TreePad

• Manuals on WTS at Start Software Programs S-Z
  TreePad
• www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/common/resources
• www.treepad.com
• Apple Mac versionhttp//jreepad.sourceforge.net

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Further information on the UCL Wiki

• www.ucl.ac.uk/wikiClick Help at the bottom.
• www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/staff/fiso/courses/wiki.doc

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Further information on mind-mapping

• Mind-mapping
• Books by Tony Buzan
• www.mindmapping.org
• Mind Genius
• Tutorial within the program at Help Tutorial