Software for research
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The document discusses how information technology tools can help improve the efficiency of research. It describes various tools that can aid in ideation, searching for information, storing and organizing research materials, and retrieving information for application. Some of the key tools mentioned are Evernote for note taking and storing snippets, Mind mapping tools for conceptualizing ideas, Google Scholar and library databases for searching, and Zotero and Mendeley for organizing citations and collaborating. The document encourages starting the research process early and being organized.
Software for research
- 1. My Experiences Srinivasan Tatachari Improving Efficiency of Research by Using IT tools Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 2. Is there a choice? Information is moving to electronic avatars Solution: Personal Knowledge Management Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 3. Personal Knowledge Management Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 4. Personal Knowledge Management Stages Ideation Search Storage Retrieval Application Artifacts Ideas, Research papers electronic versions of books, handbooks, snippets from websites …. Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 5. Ideation aspects Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 6. Ideation Scribbles, notepads (primitive techniques ) Note-taking apps Evernote, MS OneNote Mind-mapping tools Helps in abstraction, conceptualization and collation of ideas Brainstorming & collaborating E.g. Xmind Mindmap tool Blogging/Twitter-ing/Facebook-ing ? collaboration Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 7. Mind Map Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 8. Searching aspects Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 9. Seek & Thou Shalt Receive You search on-need or gather when ready Library visits, journals by mail (primitive techniques ) Google – the ‘God’ of search? – Scholar Sometimes just old Google.com Research databases: JSTOR , EBSCO … Journal websites library assistance Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 10. References -> A to Z of EBSCO Respective journals’ website Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 11. Serendipitous Receive Email subscriptions for notifications New articles, journals RSS Online First / New issue Print Papers released online much before they hit the print version E-Mail lists like those of AOM, COGNET Discussions, information sharing Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 12. RSS feeds directly from journal sites Subscribing to RSS Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 13. FeedDemon Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 14. MS Outlook 2007+ Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 15. Email Alerts from Google Alerts Email Alerts from Google Scholar Hot Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 16. Storage & Retrieval aspects Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 17. Storing Print documents – physical archive Manual classification: Folder structure, Filenames Tag, classify, keywords, type of documents Snippets of useful artifacts? Tools: Evernote, OneNote, Zotero, Mendeley Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 18. Store snippets, urls, images… in Evernote Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 19. MS OneNote Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 20. Retrieval & Application Go by manual classification and open each file to search Use OS search – criticized a lot Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 21. Windows 7 Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 22. Use desktop search tools: Copernic Desktop Search Similar to (better than?) Google Desktop Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 23. Retrieve snippets from Evernote Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 24. Referencing Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 25. Zotero for Firefox stores citations, clips, notes, pdf Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 26. Zotero : citations in MSWord, openoffice Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 27. Mendeley Mendeley helps organize library, citations, collaborate with others Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 28. EndNote Commercial Referencing tool Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 29. Other tips Autohotkey scripting tool Automatically search for highlighted word in any application from google and scholar website! Greasemonkey/ Stylish extensions Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 30. Closing notes Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 31. Start early Be organized Be efficient Save Paper Backup data regularly (esp. laptops) May not be the best tools/methods available But they are Free! Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011
- 32. Thanks Srinivasan Tatachari, 2011 Free tools available at: Xmind: http://www.xmind.net/ Evernote: http://www.evernote.com/ Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/ Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/ FeedDemon: http://www.feeddemon.com/ Copernic Search: http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/ Autohotkey: http://www.autohotkey.com/