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/is/fiso/ah/presentations

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Overview

• Information overload
• What is TreePad?
• Application of TreePad

• Mind-mapping /Brainstorming
• What is Mind Genius
• Application of Mind Genius
• Further information

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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
• Creates 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
• Notes on meetings
• To do and job lists
• Notes on software
• And many, many more
• Use a wiki to share notes.

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Applications of mind-mapping

• Planning written work and presentations
• Having ideas
• Linking ideas
• Memorising data

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Brainstorm / Memorising

• with MindGenius
• 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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Notes

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

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Further information

• TreePad
• the manuals on WTS at Start Software Programs
  S-Z TreePad
• www.ucl.ac.uk/is/documents
• www.treepad.com.
• Apple Mac versionhttp//jreepad.sourceforge.net/
  

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Further information

• Mind-mapping
• Books by Tony Buzan
• Mind Genius
• Tutorial within the program at Help Tutorial
• FreeMind
• freemind.sourceforge.netOpen Source mind-mapping
  program