RezensionNotizen

RezensionsNotizen is a term used to describe a system or method for capturing, organizing, and synthesizing notes on reviews from various media, including literature, film, and scholarly articles. It is designed for researchers, editors, and students who wish to manage critical reception and develop coherent overviews of how works have been evaluated across different sources. The focus is on extracting arguments, methodologies, quotations, and reception patterns rather than on general note-taking.

Etymology and scope: The term combines the German words Rezension (review) and Notizen (notes). While the concept is applicable across disciplines, it is commonly discussed in the context of literary and media criticism, where multiple reviews may influence a work’s scholarly interpretation or public reception.

Core features: RezensionsNotizen typically involve structured notes linked to individual sources, with bibliographic references, tagging, and quoting. They may include sentiment or modality tagging (positive, negative, neutral), cross-references to related reviews, and synthesis notes that summarize recurring themes or divergences. Many implementations support exporting to reference management tools (for example BibTeX or RIS), and offer collaborative workspaces with versioning to track changes over time.

Workflow: A typical workflow includes collecting relevant reviews, annotating key arguments and methods, recording notable quotations, comparing perspectives across sources, and creating a literature map or synthesis that informs a larger research or editorial project.

Relation to related concepts: RezensionsNotizen are related to annotated bibliographies, literature reviews, and critical syntheses. They represent a specialized practice focused on the critical reception of works, rather than on primary texts alone.

See also: Annotated bibliography; Literature review; Critical synthesis; Review databases.