21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to be executed by a processor coupled to a smart pen device, the instructions for digitally capturing content from a printed document comprising one or more pages of printed data, the printed document associated with a document identifier, the instructions including instructions for: receiving the document identifier associated with the printed document; determining a vertical or horizontal orientation of a digital bookclip with respect to the printed document, wherein the digital bookclip comprises a physical material encoded with a pattern, the physical material distinct from the printed document; identifying a selected portion of a page of the printed document based on the determined orientation of the digital bookclip and a beginning location and an end location of an interaction of a data clipping device with the digital bookclip captured when the digital bookclip is aligned with the page of the printed document; transmitting the selected portion of the page and the document identifier to a digital document store for locating a digital document associated with the document identifier.
21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to be executed by a processor coupled to a smart pen device, the instructions for digitally capturing content from a printed document comprising one or more pages of printed data, the printed document associated with a document identifier, the instructions including instructions for: receiving the document identifier associated with the printed document; determining a vertical or horizontal orientation of a digital bookclip with respect to the printed document, wherein the digital bookclip comprises a physical material encoded with a pattern, the physical material distinct from the printed document; identifying a selected portion of a page of the printed document based on the determined orientation of the digital bookclip and a beginning location and an end location of an interaction of a data clipping device with the digital bookclip captured when the digital bookclip is aligned with the page of the printed document; transmitting the selected portion of the page and the document identifier to a digital document store for locating a digital document associated with the document identifier. 22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein identifying the portion of the page of the printed document associated with the selection received from the data clipping device comprises: determining a paper coordinate system associated with the digital bookclip; determining a coordinate set associated with a location on the digital bookclip accessed by the data clipping device; and identifying the coordinate set associated with the location on the digital bookclip accessed by the data clipping device in the digital coordinate system.