%0 Conference Paper
%A Yeh, Ron B
%A Liao, Chunyuan
%A Klemmer, Scott R
%A Guimbretiere, Francois
%A Lee, Brian
%A Kakaradov, Boyko
%A Stamberger, Jeannie
%A Paepcke, Andreas
%B Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2006)
%C Montreal, Quebec, Canada
%D 2006
%F ilprints:853
%K Mobile capture and access, augmented paper notebook.
%T ButterflyNet: A Mobile Capture and Access System for Field Biology Research
%U http://ilpubs.stanford.edu:8090/853/
%X 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.