Presentation offered at Boise State University's Center for Teaching and Learning, April 2009.

1. 2.0 RESEARCH
TOOLBOX: TOOLS
FOR ORGANIZING &
SHARING RESOURCES
WITH STUDENTS
Memo Cordova
Ellie Dworak
Kim Leeder
Sara Seely
Center for Teaching and Learning, April
2009

2. RSS:
don't bother
Memo Cordova
Boise State University
Albertsons Library

3. Real
Simple
Syndication

4. RSS: DON'T
BOTHER

5. DON’T
RSS: DON'T
BOTHER
BOTHER

6. Aggregators
News readers
Readers

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

11. Choices
http://flickr.com/photos/jorr81/3273241797/

13. Academic blogs
 Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/jobs/blogs.htm
 Blog Scholar
http://www.blogscholar.com/
 Out of the Crooked Timber
http://crookedtimber.org/2005/03/11/academic-blogs/

15. Google Reader in Plain English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSPZ2Uu_X3Y

16. Avoid most adverts
Take it with you
No $$? No problem!
Target & exploit
Content is king, but you
RULE

17. DEL.ICIO.US
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
AND LIBRARIES
Ellie Dworak

33. Questions?
Do you think you could use this for your
classes?

34. SIMPLER CITATIONS
Kim Leeder

35. Overload!
Do you still
organize your
research sources
in big piles of
paper or folders?
Are your students
overwhelmed by
how to organize
and cite their
sources?

36. It’s manageable
Free reference management software can help
you and your students manage references
easily, no matter the source format.

37. Zotero to the rescue |
zotero.org

38. Save & archive
Saves copies of articles and web pages to

easily archive information.
 Look for context-sensitive icon in web address
bar.
 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’llhave an archived copy of the page in most
cases, so no fears about broken links later! (Or
fewer fears, anyway...)

40. Organize
Drag-and-drop, iTunes-like interface allows

easy organization of saved items in folders
(collections).

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. Cite!
Drag and drop items into Word, blogging

windows, and other applications to easily
create citations in the style you specify.
Or easily turn selected items into a

bibliography:

44. Considerations
Catalogs, databases, etc., need to be

compatible with Zotero to allow it to harvest full
metadata (many already are!).
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).


45. Similar tool, free for BSU
Access via
Web of
Science, “My
EndNote
Web” link (top
of pg)
 For-pay
tool
financed by
Albertsons

46. Unlike Zotero, EndNote Web is fully web-based: no installation required.

47. Grab items from any database
Note: Use “RefMan RIS” filter to import
RIS files.
How-to guide: http://library.boisestate.edu/reference/endnote_web.pdf

48. Student friendly: BibMe.org

49. Easy as pie (but requires
handling)
 Terrific for books,
websites (though
citation details should
be reviewed).
 Will automatically
locate information and
create citation.
 Bibliographies can be
formatted in preferred
style and downloaded
into Word.

50. Not as great for articles
Most must be

entered
manually, by
putting info in
specified fields.
Citations are

generated from
information
entered.

51. There are more free tools out
there
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_ref
erence_management_software
Choose the one you like best!


52. Welcome to citation Zen
Thanks!

53. Jing – What is it?
Screen capture tool

 Narrated streaming video
 Fixed (enhanced) screen captures
 TechSmith product
Free software download from

http://www.jingproject.com/
Sara R. Seely, CTL 2009

54. Jing – How does it work?
Example
Sara R. Seely, CTL 2009

55. Jing – How does it work?
the Jing website
Visit
Download software & create
account
Equipment: microphone
[Demonstration]
Sara R. Seely, CTL 2009

56. Jing - Considerations
logo (because it’s free)
Jing
Requires flash to play
 No post-production editing
 May become pay-for
 Perpetual beta – updates a lot
 5-minute time limit
Sara R. Seely, CTL 2009

57. Jing – Ways I’ve use it
Show instead of tell

E-mail
Blackboard
Communicate feedback on

assignments to students
Sara R. Seely, SWILA 2009

58. Jing – alternatives
ScreenToaster

 Fireshot
Add-on
Firefox
Sara R. Seely, SWILA 2009

59. Jing
How might you use it?
Questions?
Sara R. Seely, SWILA 2009

63. Questions?
Twitter: m3mo
memocordova@boisestate.
edu