By overlaying annotations directly onto web pages, and by saving those annotations to a web-based account for future access, researchers can easily manage sources and materials without printing or downloading (often unwieldy!) web pages.
Many people tend to think that Hypothes.is is a tool primarily to be used in the classroom or for assignments. The text here highlights a benefit of a web annotation tool in everyday research as well. In addition to making it easier to manage web-based resources, Hypothes.is also allows a community of researchers to provide their own thoughts to further the scholarly conversation!