(2) use Bookends to tag the new downloads and store them in Bookends database as new records, and (1) download new scholarly articles, often multiple articles at a single sitting (possibly using Bookends itself for the search process) (In the future I probably won’t file new Bookends records in any particular Bookends folder I’ll just tag each one with all relevant subjects and use smart groups as needed–this is one of the huge attractions of Bookends). For now, I’ve recreated the Finer folder structure as a mix of Folders and Groups in Bookends, partly to facilitate mass tagging. I’ve imported this entire PDF library into Bookends. It’s got nested folders inside it, organized by file type: I’ve got a “PDF Library” folder in the Finder. ![]() Am I running any risk by having two different database apps drawing off the same constantly refreshed source folders/files in the Finder? Or am I right that the two could basically play happily “side by side” in the same sandbox, so long as they were taking turns?Īny thoughts (especially on risk assessment!) would be most appreciated…Ī followup question for or anyone else who has indexed their Bookends library to their DT database: what’s your workflow for adding new PDFs? I’ll sketch my setup, then flag what seems like a problem. This would then let me deal with bibliography stuff through Bookends and important stuff ( ) through DevonThink, while keeping the same native Finder folder structure.Īt first glance, it seems like it’s all upside? But my PDF library is ginormous so I want to be sure I’m thinking about it right before running my PDF library through Bookends. You can just point it at your existing pdf library and hit “go.” That seems to open the possibility of having both (1) DevonThink (via indexing) and also (2) Bookends “pointed” at the same underlying PDF files. This post in the Bookends forums suggests that Bookends ( unlike Zotero) doesn’t require any changes to your Finder file structure.
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