Note taking literature reviews and referencing softwareapplications Daniela

Note taking, literature reviews and referencing software/applications Daniela Sirinic & Kristin Makszin

Show & tell Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) Note taking software suggestions Keynote NF Keep Note Mind. Map PDF readers – short intro End. Note Mendeley Citavi Jab. Ref Zotero Foxit Reader PDF-Xchange Viewer Other useful apps

Referencing managers (& or bookmark managers) End. Note not free, but easy to get Word in-cite option – not working well with ‘student version’ On the other side… everyone uses it My. End. Note. Web option to bookmark articles in your browser and export them to the desktop version Almost unlimited reference styles

Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) Mendeley (http: //www. mendeley. com/) Free / + online backup of up to 500 MB (+500 MB for shared) All-in-One Reference manager Folder organizer Automatically collects metadata from Google Schoolar and updates your citations (not allways perfectily) Opens pdf’s , allows pdf annotation within Great interface Many other fun features for organizing databases "Mendeley is pretty much the most fun you can have with your pants on. “ Works with Zotero and Bib. Tex

Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) Citavi Swiss academic software Up to 100 references free // otherwise $ You can apply for a free version Ph. D lottery Basically same features as Mendeley Better interface – easier to use Organize knowledge: save quotations, thoughts, and comments Plan and track tasks

Same in End. Note and Mendeley

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Referencing managers (& or bookmark managers) Zotero (http: //www. zotero. org/) Free with 100 MB of free Zotero File Storage for attached files, with larger storage plans available for purchase. Reference manager Easily build library using internet browser (works only with Firefox) Can export library to Bib. Te. X, MODS, RIS, … Can sync library between multiple computers No built in PDF viewer or organizer

More formats available at: http: //www. zotero. org/styles

Note taking

Keepnote http: //keepnote. org/keepnote/

Note taking

Literature review

Key. Note NF http: //code. google. com/p/keynote-nf/ I prefer this one better export options automatic backup of last 9 changes code written by a Ph. D student

Literature review

Mind. Mapping http: //sciplore. org/software/sciplore_mindmapping/ works with Mendeley, Jab. Ref & Zotero CHECK: http: //sciplore. org/blog/2010/03/02/how-to-writea-phd-thesis/

Other apps Foxit Reader PDF-XChange Viewer Kick. RSS – Feed Aggregator http: //www. kickrss. com/Research%20 Blogs Google Reader Dropbox (https: //www. dropbox. com/) Find open source alternatives: http: //alternativeto. net/software/keynote-nf/

The end… Questions? Suggestions? Email addresses: Daniela - sirinic_daniela@ceu-budapest. edu Kristin – nickel_kristin@ceu-budapest. edu