Expert Research Tip: New Tools for the New Year

By now, the second week of the semester, everyone seems to be a feeling a little bit more into the swing of things.  Since you're starting to have a good idea of what sorts of responsibilities and work you have ahead of you, I thought it might be an appropriate time to do a post on various tools that can keep you organized, on track, and fully informed!  So, today's expert research tip is:

Don't do it all by yourself--leverage free technology tools for a bit of help!


Below, I've listed out several categories of tools that you might find helpful in this new semester and new year!  Each tool is hyperlinked, so follow the link if you're interested in finding out a bit more about each tool. As always, let me know if you have any questions--the tools below are ones that I've used on some level.


Research Tools

• Addison, VT's card catalog
• Virginia Tech Indexes & Databases
• Google Scholar

Scheduling and Task Oriented Tools

• The Research Paper Scheduler
• Remember the Milk
• Google Calendar (Tasks Lists)
• Task.fm

Organization Tools

• Evernote
• Google Reader
• Delicious
• Zoho Notebook

Presentation Tools

• Prezi
• Zoho Show
• Google Presentations
• Slideshare
• PreZentit

Bibliographic Management Tools

• EndNote
• Zotero
• Mendeley

Collaboration Tools

• Skype
• Tinychat
• Meebo Rooms
• Google Group Chat
• Google Docs