Hi Francisco,

An open source alternative would use the semantic scholar api (
https://www.semanticscholar.org/product/api) and mysql to store the data in
tables. Then use jq within your sql query to grab what data you need. I
believe that mysql 5.0+ allows you to query the json directly within the
sql query. I am currently working on a paper using this exact workflow. I
hope this helps a bit.

warm regards,
Darnelle

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On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 2:27 PM Juarez, Francisco D <
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> Hello everyone,
>
> How do I track 300 articles into a mind map?
> A request came in recently asking for recommendations on software that
> could help with this.
> The goal is a broad and detailed assembly of journal articles into one
> database and sets of mind maps. They've collective articles into citation
> managers (i.e., endnote) to help track an article list of works. But
> they're looking for a fuller database to track all items by subcategory,
> trace the writers and their other articles and run various queries.
>
> Does anyone know/recommend a particular mind mapping software for the
> retrieval, tracking, and querying of journal articles? No preference if
> Open Source or proprietary. There are the best mind maps for 2022, but I
> have zero experience with mind maps and would like to hear the communities
> expertise on this one.
> Thank you all in advance,
>
> Sincerly,
> Francisco Dejesus Juarez
> Librarian, Sarah Shannon Stevenson Library
> Vanderbilt University
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