Upgrade StorageMirrored collections
Hi,
A mirrored collection (or obviously a sub-collection) would mean that a collection is just a shortcut for another collection. Any addition of a paper to one collection would update the other collection(s)
To give you an example:
Immunology > Cells > Neutrophils > Interaction with Bacteria > Staphyloccocus aureus
Microbiology > Bacteria > Staphylococcus aureus > Interaction with immune system > Neutrophils
In large libraries, these two collections could be far apart, as per their paths .. but the deepest subcollection in both paths could be actually the same collection i.e. hold references talking about the same thing, Staph aurues vs neutrophils. But you can reach it through the Immunology collection or through the Microbiology collection.
(a 3rd collection may be:)
Host-Microbe Interaction > Bacteria vs Host > Neutrophil > Staph aureus
Therefore, what I wish is that adding a paper to one or the other subcollection should keep the mirrored subcollections updated/synced.
This would prevent lots of duplicate works and collections that are scattered all over the library.
What do you think?
Cheers,
Ahmed
A mirrored collection (or obviously a sub-collection) would mean that a collection is just a shortcut for another collection. Any addition of a paper to one collection would update the other collection(s)
To give you an example:
Immunology > Cells > Neutrophils > Interaction with Bacteria > Staphyloccocus aureus
Microbiology > Bacteria > Staphylococcus aureus > Interaction with immune system > Neutrophils
In large libraries, these two collections could be far apart, as per their paths .. but the deepest subcollection in both paths could be actually the same collection i.e. hold references talking about the same thing, Staph aurues vs neutrophils. But you can reach it through the Immunology collection or through the Microbiology collection.
(a 3rd collection may be:)
Host-Microbe Interaction > Bacteria vs Host > Neutrophil > Staph aureus
Therefore, what I wish is that adding a paper to one or the other subcollection should keep the mirrored subcollections updated/synced.
This would prevent lots of duplicate works and collections that are scattered all over the library.
What do you think?
Cheers,
Ahmed
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(Edit: Ah, no, sorry, I didn't read carefully enough. You are suggesting that items added to one should be mirrored (as per the title of your post) to the other. That would indeed be a new feature.)
If someone is interested in implementing it, my understanding is that Dan is OK with the general idea, though details should be hashed out before too much work goes into it.