AN EIGHT MINUTE INTRODUCTION TO NOTA BENE
Introduces the Nota Bene Workstation (word processor, with a focus on academic styles, Ibidem, Orbis and Archiva) emphasizing the integration among the principal component programs, note-taking files, and searching on-line library catalogs







These videos developed by Professor Mark Szuchman demonstrate the special effectiveness of the Nota Bene suite of programs in academic research and writing.

  • The videos in gold are to draw attention to the new Radius program, or are new or updated videos on the Nota Bene Workstation highlighting new capabilities in NB 14
  • The others, in blue, were prepared for version 13, but they will still be helpful for NB 14, with only perhaps some small details being different

Ibidem: Bibliographies/Citations
Introduction to Ibidem; panes; create & import records; cite with reference styles; search techniques; subsequent cites; academic style; automatic citations updates
13:02
Popup Ibidem
Two citation tools — introduction to Pop-Up Ibidem; comparisons with full Ibidem
4:52
Ibidem Explained
A brief (soundless) introduction to Ibidem
2:13
Orbis: Text Search & Retrieval
Use Orbis to search files; enter search terms & examine retrieved text; explore context surrounding each result; insert retrieved text in an open file and/or open the source file
4:06
Popup Orbis — Instant Search without Keyword Tagging
Use small-footprint popup Orbis to effortlessly search auto-created textbases (recent files, notes linked to Ibidem, files in current folder, and more) for any term(s), without markup, as you work
8:11
Popup Orbis — Advanced Keyword Tagging
Popup Orbis also lets you easily add special keywords to files, for discipline-specific or more technical/refined searches
6:12
Advanced Word Processing
Academic Tables
Introduction to tables; emphasizes capabilities of tables for academic publishers
6:53
Capture Web Citations
Use Archiva to parse citations from journal aggregators (e.g., JSTOR, Project MUSE)
2:39
Search Libraries
Use Archiva to search libraries from around the world with its own z39.50 client
4:42
RADIUS (ADD-ON MODULE FOR SMART WEB CLIPPING/DATA PARSING)
Harvest Contents from Web Pages
Use Radius to clip contents from web pages and simultaneously parse, save, index, and retrieve different types of data to Ibidem databases and for searching with Orbis/Orbis+
10:02
ARCHIVA+ (ADD-ON MODULE EXPANDING CITATION CAPTURE)
Harvest Data from ISBN #'s
Use Archiva to harvest bibliographic data from ISBN identifiers
1:02
Convert Formatted Bibliographies
Use Archiva to convert formatted bibliographies into individual Ibidem records
3:00


TIPS
Converting Word Files with Zotero Citations
Word documents opened in NB automatically invoke a smart-conversion wizard that adds NB's framework/outline structures and converts Zotero cites to Ibidem references and database entries
11:42
Log and Resume
Return to sets of previously opened files, especially those related to ongoing research projects, exactly the way you left them, picking up precisely where you left off
2:43
Preparing Camera-Ready Final Copy
Review and adjust hyphenation, justification, line spacing, and note spacing in preparation for submitting a document in PDF format to publisher.
3:57
Ibidem Databases & Subsets
Guidance as to the optimal use of Ibidem; creating subsets
3:09
Automatically Reformat Citations
Demonstrates the automatic reformating of citations brought from one document to another, each with a different reference style
3:23
Subject Bibliographies
Prepare bibliographies tailored to chosen subjects and formatted according to selected academic style. Perfect for preparation of syllabus and to mentor student projects
3:23
Orbis Synonyms
Expand Orbis search results with the use of synonyms and asterisks
2:20

Add Power to Note-Taking Files
Advanced use of Orbis keywords to add conceptual power and enhance search results
6:08


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