Abstract: The electronic documentation system disclosed herein allows displaying a source document and a destination document side by side in two sections of a graphical user interface. A user may select content from the source document, such as a citation, to be linked to a selected content of the destination document. Furthermore, the user may also annotate the selected content from the destination document. The system allows generating an annotated final document including the source document including a link at the selected source document content to the annotated content of the destination document and a portion of the destination document including at least the annotated content of the destination document.

Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes receiving a selection of an original content item, deriving a supplemental content item from the original content item, designating a unique identifier to the supplemental content item, and inserting a reference including the unique identifier into the primary document. A system includes a candidate content item repository having one or more content items that can be included in a structured electronic document, a copy module configured to derive a base supplemental content item from a selected one of the candidate content items and further configured to designate a unique identifier for the base supplemental content item, and a document editor configured to receive the unique identifier and insert the unique identifier into a reference to the base supplemental content in the primary document.

Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes receiving a selection of an original content item, deriving a supplemental content item from the original content item, designating a unique identifier to the supplemental content item, and inserting a reference including the unique identifier into the primary document. A system includes a candidate content item repository having one or more content items that can be included in a structured electronic document, a copy module configured to derive a base supplemental content item from a selected one of the candidate content items and further configured to designate a unique identifier for the base supplemental content item, and a document editor configured to receive the unique identifier and insert the unique identifier into a reference to the base supplemental content in the primary document.