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OfflineThere is too much information on the Internet... okay, well, maybe "too much" is an overstatement, but the reality is that there is soooooo much information available that it becomes difficult to track, monitor and organize everything that is out there (and let's not even talk about trying to re-find information via hunt and peck googling...). Fortunately, there are a range of Web 2.0 tools to help you organize the online information that is relevant to your research!
As highlighted by the Online Education Database article, "e-Learning Reloaded: Top 50 Web 2.0 Tools for Info Junkies, Researchers & Students", the following applications can be lifesavers in enhancing the ease and efficiency by which you are able to utilize online information:
Organization
With all of the information available online, it's hard to keep track, but these tools will help you stay together.
- RSS: For ongoing publications, you can subscribe to syndicated feeds and get…
OfflineLet's face it... while we all know that the library (physical or virtual) is one of the best places to go for scholarly research, we still have a tendency to start our search by exploring the vast expands of cyberspace. While this type of "research fishing" may produce a monster hit or two, we often end up wasting valuable time jumping around on sites that are not all that helpful or scholarly. Save your time and energy... start your scholarly investigations at Infomine.
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information.
INFOMINE is librarian built. Librarians from the University of California, Wake Forest University, California State University, the…
OfflineOne of the joys of our modern world is that we can easily reach out, connect and collaborate with those who share our research interests regardless of geographic location. But, while it is easy to talk to others thousands of miles away, what do you do when you need to show them something? Something now? In real time? A process? This used to be a sticking point in distance-based collaborations... but, not anymore thanks to Join.Me.
As explained on the Join.Me website:
Get everybody on the same page, when they're not in the same room, instantly. Review documents and designs. Train staff. Demo products or just show off. join.me is a ridiculously simple screen sharing tool for meetings on the fly.
join.me free features:
- screen sharing
- 250 viewers
- share control
- multi-monitor
- chat
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- viewer: iPad/iPhone or Android
OfflineThere are so many conferences that it becomes almost impossible to keep up with what is happening! But, I have the perfect solution to help keep you on top of all the various conferences that align with your discipline and research interests...Conference Alerts (www.conferencealerts.com).
With Conference Alerts, you can:
Subscribe to this free service to keep informed about upcoming conferences without having to go to the trouble of doing an on-line search. You get -
- Once a month: A copy of Conference Alerts Monthly tailored to your individual interest profile. Your copy of Conference Alerts Monthly will list only events with keywords matching your interests and in countries you specify.
- Occasionally: E-mails alerting you about individual featured events.
You will be able…
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