1. Tech Tools for Reference:Enhancing the Research Experience in the Health Sciences Library Christine Tobias Reference and Technology Librarian Michigan State University Libraries tobiasc@msu.edu Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association Annual Conference October 14, 2010

2. Awesome Highlighterwww.awesomehighlighter.com Highlight text on web pages

3. Sniprhttp://snipr.com Snip long URL into a short URL Save and rename snips Drag Snip Tool to browser toolbar

4. LinkBunchhttp://linkbun.ch/ Condenses multiple URLs into one short link

5. Google Squaredwww.google.com/squared Search tool that quickly finds and organizes information about a topic

6. Fireshothttp://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/ Capture, edit, annotate, organize, export and print screenshots of your web pages

7. Screentoasterwww.screentoaster.com/ Online screen recorder Watch the Demo! http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/demo/screentoaster

8. CamStudiohttp://camstudio.org Screen recording software Video Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiug3H3c4gk

9. WINKwww.debugmode.com/wink/ Tutorial and presentation creation software

10. Screenrhttp://screenr.com Web-based screen recording software http://screenr.com/nFl

11. Citation Management Software ZoteroCiteULike www.zotero.org www.citeulike.org http://research.library.gsu.edu/zotero Connotea www.connotea.org

12. Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Open source audio recording software Works on Windows and Macs Record from your PC/desktop Easily create podcasts and audio tours

13. dotSUBhttp://dotsub.com Browser-based software for creating and viewing subtitles for videos in multiple languages

14. MeeboMewww.meebome.com Customizable instant messaging (IM) widget

15. LibXhttp://libx.org Open source browser plug-in that allows search in library catalog from web browser http://research.library.gsu.edu/libx

16. Search Box Widgets Ebscohost http://support.ebscohost.com/eit/sbb.php PubMed http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/pubmed-search-news Sage Journals Online

17. Google Custom Search Enginewww.google.com/cse Customized search box and results for your website(s)

18. Mobile Apps Access databases and journals and do research on your mobile phone! Ebscohost Mobile http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/ebscohost-mobile NLM Mobile http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/

21. Twitterhttp://twitter.com Send quick updates or share snippets of information

22. Shelfariwww.shelfari.com/widget Create a virtual bookshelf for your website

23. MailChimpwww.mailchimp.com Email marketing and Email list manager Watch this video! http://www.mailchimp.com/support/videos/

24. Online Survey Tools

25. Instant Web Polls

26. Skypewww.skype.com Voice and video calling software Watch this video! http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home

27. FreeConferencewww.freeconference.com Conference call service

28. Doodlewww.doodle.com Scheduling/Polling tool

29. Evernotewww.evernote.com The ultimate virtual Trapper Keeper! Watch this video! http://www.evernote.com/about/video/#zHom6bgqg9Y|1|1

30. YouSendItwww.yousendit.com Person-to-person large file transfer (up to 100MB) Real-time and secure delivery

31. Google Docshttp://docs.google.com Online, real-time collaboration tools

32. SlideSharewww.slideshare.net Share presentations, videos, and documents Today’s presentation is available at: www.slideshare.net/tobiasc

33. Prezihttp://prezi.com Online zooming presentation and sharing software

34. Digsbywww.digsby.com IM, Email, and Social Networking in one application Customized widget available Watch the video! http://www.digsby.com/?utm_campaign=vid&utm_source=vid&utm_medium=vid&utm_content=vid

35. Questions?Contact Me… Christine Tobias Reference and Technology Librarian Michigan State University tobiasc@msu.edu Twitter: @ctobias27 http://www.slideshare.net/tobiasc