"The Value and Service of Note Cards to the Writer"

Introduction

As Lyfford Haynes wrote, the notecard was an invaluable resource which could be left in a pocket of “one’s every coat.” Notecards also enabled researchers to churn out large bodies of work: a particularly famous example is that of Niklas Luhmann, who adapted the centuries-old “zettelkasten” technique of recording and tagging individual notes. Over his career Luhmann generated some 90,000 intricately organized index cards and produced over 70 books and 400 scholarly articles.

Additional Information

Label

"The Value and Service of Note Cards to the Writer"

Author

Lyfford Hanes

Original Publication Date

1909

New Publication Date

1909

Publisher

The Editor, XXIX June 1909

Case

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