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2.0 RESEARCH TOOLBOX: TOOLS FOR ORGANIZING & SHARING RESOURCES WITH STUDENTS
Memo CordovaEllie Dworak(Kim Leeder)Sara Seely
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AggregatorsNews readersReaders
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/01/11/this-is-relevant-to-my-interests-2/
http://flickr.com/photos/jorr81/3273241797/
Google Reader in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y
Avoid most adverts Take it with you No $$? No problem! Target & exploit Content is king, but you RULE
Join me! Together we can rule the
web!
Partner up
Introduce yourself
How are you using this?
How could you use this?
DEL.ICIO.US SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Ellie Dworak
SO WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS?(besides find neat links)
(more to the point, what can my library do with this?)
IDEAS FOR USING DEL.ICIO.US IN LIBRARIES
Organize bookmarks on a topic Create a list of popular books Create lists that increase discovery Create a tag cloud for your website Generate and maintain subject guides
QUESTIONS:•Turn to your partner•What do you think about delicious?•Can you imagine using it for your library?•What other ideas do you have?
SIMPLER CITATIONSKim Leeder
OVERLOAD!
Are you & your patrons overwhelmed by how to organize and cite sources?
Librarians College students High school students Independent researchers Etc.!
IT’S MANAGEABLE
Don’t panic! You can manage references using special (free) online citation management software.
SAVE & ARCHIVE
Saves copies of articles and web pages to easily archive information. In many cases Zotero saves the full details of the
item - including author, title, publication details - that will be needed to cite it later. These details may easily be edited for accuracy, or filled in where necessary.
You’ll have an archived copy of the page in most cases, so no fears about broken links later! (Or fewer fears, anyway...)
ORGANIZE
Drag-and-drop, iTunes-like interface allows easy organization of saved items in folders (collections).
DESCRIBE
Add notes and/or tags to saved items. Zotero automatically assigns tags that it
identifies from item metadata, such as library catalog subject headings.
Notes can be any free-form text about an item.
SEARCH
Many search options make it easy to locate saved items later. Zotero searches all fields of an item, including full-text, unless otherwise directed.
CITE!
Drag and drop items into Word, blogging windows, and other applications to easily create citations in the style you specify in “Preferences.”
Or: export your entire library as a bibliography with additional plug-ins for MS Word and Open Office.
CONSIDERATIONS
Catalogs, databases, etc., need to be compatible with Zotero to allow it to harvest full metadata (many already are, including ProQuest!).
Must be downloaded and installed as a Firefox add-on.
Does not always identify the permanent URL for an item; these must be added manually in some cases.
No sharing options (yet).
IT COULDN’T GET EASIER THAN THIS!
Terrific for books, websites (though they should be reviewed, esp. websites).
Will automatically locate information and create citation.
NOT AS GREAT FOR ARTICLES
Most must be entered manually, by putting info in specified fields.
Citations are generated from information entered.
THERE ARE MORE TOOLS LIKE THIS
BibSonomy, based on delicious but focused on sharing research links
CiteULike Connotea, science oriented Mendeley Web And many more… see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software
Choose the one you like best!
WELCOME TO CITATION ZEN
Thanks!
• Turn to your partner• What do you think about Zotero?• Are you using a citation manager?• Would a citation manager help your patrons? • If so, which one seems best?
JING – WHAT IS IT?
Screen capture toolNarrated streaming videoFixed (enhanced) screen captures
TechSmith productFree software download from http://www.jingproject.com/
J JING – HOW DOES IT WORK?
Sara R. Seely, CTL 2009
JING – HOW DOES IT WORK?
Visit the Jing websiteDownload software & create account
Equipment: microphone[Demonstration?]
JING - CONSIDERATIONS
Jing logo (because it’s free)Requires flash to playNo post-production editingMay become pay-forPerpetual beta – updates a lot5-minute time limit
JING – ALTERNATIVES
ScreenToasterNo download required
FireshotFirefox Add-on
JING – WAYS I’VE USE IT
Show instead of tellE-mailChatWebsites
JINGTurn to your partner.Have you used screencasting tools? How?
How might you use these tools in your work?
HOW ABOUT YOU?
WHAT ELSE? What other tasks do you wish there were a tool for?
Maybe there is!
A FEW MORE FAVORITES
Document sharing – docs.Google.com Online surveys – SurveyMonkey.com Scheduling meetings -- Doodle.com Space design – FloorPlanner.com Charts – Daytum.com Simple websites/blogs - Wordpress.org &
Blogger.com Marketing - Picassa.google.com & Flickr.com
(also for digitizing!) For collection development -
Librarything.com
SEE YOU AT THE WIKI!
http://tiny.cc/webfreebies
