:: Introduction ::
iPad is designed to help researchers
in biology-related fields to oraganize their research notes. Biological
research notes have been customarily entered
into paper notebooks, which causes considerable difficulties for
searching and communicating research information. Unlike other electronic
notebooks, iPad allows researchers to elaborately structure their notes using
the method of "standardized content markup". The idea behind
this method
is to attach short standardized comments (called tags) to the information. The marked
up, or tagged, information is much easier to find, manipulate, and manage. In
particular, iPad will increase productivity,
simplify individual and group project management, improve collaboration,
facilitate archival retrieval, reveal useful information which is normally
"buried" within individual project notes, etc.