Tools

Collaboration

TitanPad

TitanPad is a free web 2.0 tool that enables users to work collaboratively in a single document. Similar to Google Documents, this online tool allows many people to work simultaneously on the document. Users can chat while working on the document, can import existing documents to work on and also export documents from TitanPad. It also provides the option to view previous versions of the document and includes a time slider to view the entire history of the document. TitanPad was effectively shutdown on the 31st of December 2017 because of unsustainability.

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Skitch

Skitch is a free screenshot editing utility for OS X, iOS, Windows 8, and Android. The app permits the user to add shapes and text to an image, and then share it online using Evernote. Images can also be exported to various image formats. Originally developed by Plasq, Skitch was acquired by Evernote on August 18, 2011.

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Search

IssueLab

IssueLab is an online research archive in the nonprofit sector. In addition to archiving social policy research by nonprofits at no cost, IssueLab distributes this research online with a broad audience via e-newsletters, RSS feeds, and social media. Additionally, IssueLab advocates for the broad use of open licenses and the overall adoption of open access standards, to allow people to find and reuse nonprofit materials. It is now run by Candid which was formed when Foundation Center and GuideStar merged.

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iSpring

iSpring is an authoring tool that allows you to create online presentations with slides synced with audio and video narration. You can create quizzes and courses, add attachments and web links, and integrate these courses with BlackBoard LMS. Additionally, you can download iSpring Free which allows you to convert PowerPoint to Flash for free to view your presentations online.

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Organizing

Sente

Sente was a full-featured reference manager for Macs, iPads and iPhones. It helped users build, organize and use very large research libraries so they will always be in control of their research literature. The website has been offline since September 2017.

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Organizing

RefWorks

RefWorks allows users to create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities. References are quickly and easily imported from text files or online databases. The databases can then be used to manage, store, and share the information. Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds. RefWorks allows you to… Organize and create a personal database online – no more index cards to write out and organize. Everything is done automatically as you import the reference into RefWorks. Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds – this saves hours of typing time and decreases the number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in seconds. Import references from a variety of databases using the already created Import Filters. Manage Alerts – RefWorks has incorporated a RSS feed reader to allow you to establish links to your favorite RSS feeds and import data from those feeds directly into RefWorks. Searching your RefWorks database is fast and easy – RefWorks automatically creates author, descriptor and periodical indexes when importing so you just click on the word to perform the retrieval. Use Quick Search to search all fields for the most comprehensive results or Advanced Search to narrow your search to specific terms and fields.

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Search

Referencer

Referencer is a Gnome application to organize documents or references. You can also generate a BibTeX bibliography file. Referencer is able to automatically acquire bibliographic information (metadata) for some kinds of documents once the file (usually PDF) is added to the library.

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Analysis

Qigga

Qiqqa is a research management software that allows you to organize large numbers of papers; find new papers to read and new information about papers you already have; review materials and create annotation reports. Qiqqa has several PDF tools that also allow you to convert from PDFs to text, and use a clipboard function to cut and paste text into your document.

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Uncategorized

Purdue OWL

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. As a member of the Writing Lab community, you can find information to assist with various writing projects. Teachers and trainers can also use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction. No commercial use of the Purdue OWL is permitted.

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Annotating

MediaWiki

MediaWiki is a free software open source wiki package written in PHP, originally for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. It is designed to be run on a large server farm for a website that gets millions of hits per day.

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