@inproceedings{ilprints853, booktitle = {Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006)}, title = {ButterflyNet: A Mobile Capture and Access System for Field Biology Research}, author = {Ron B Yeh and Chunyuan Liao and Scott R Klemmer and Francois Guimbretiere and Brian Lee and Boyko Kakaradov and Jeannie Stamberger and Andreas Paepcke}, year = {2006}, journal = {CHI: ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems}, keywords = {Mobile capture and access, augmented paper notebook.}, url = {http://ilpubs.stanford.edu:8090/853/}, abstract = {Through a study of field biology practices, we observed that biology fieldwork generates a wealth of heterogeneous information, requiring substantial labor to coordinate and distill. To manage this data, biologists leverage a diverse set of tools, organizing their effort in paper notebooks. These observations motivated ButterflyNet, a mobile capture and access system that integrates paper notes with digital photographs captured during field research. Through ButterflyNet, the activity of leafing through a notebook expands to browsing all associated digital photos. ButterflyNet also facilitates the transfer of captured content to spreadsheets, enabling biologists to share their work. A first-use study with 14 biologists found this system to offer rich data capture and transformation, in a manner felicitous with current practice.} }