I have compiled some links on how to better organize information:
Lifehack.org – Use the LATCH principle (Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, or Hierarchy), Mind Mapping, Create Lists, Create Collections, Place Priority on Key Information
The Visual Communication Guy – Gives examples of using the LATCH principle listed above
UXPin – How to Organize Information Effectively: What You Can Learn From Information Architecture
- Create systems for classification, labeling, navigation and search
- Information architecture is affected by content, context, and user
- Article continues by providing more specific example
ASBMB.org – How to gather and organize information
- Describes a method to assist someone performing research to write an academic paper