Transcript Note taking, literature reviews and referencing `little helpers`

Note taking, literature reviews and
referencing software/applications
Daniela Sirinic & Kristin Makszin
Show & tell
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Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers)
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Note taking software suggestions
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Keynote NF
Keep Note
MindMap
PDF readers – short intro
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EndNote
Mendeley
Citavi
JabRef
Zotero
Foxit Reader
PDF-Xchange Viewer
Other useful apps
Referencing managers
(& or bookmark managers)
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EndNote
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not free, but easy to get 
Word in-cite option – not working well with ‘student version’
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On the other side…
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everyone uses it
MyEndNoteWeb option to bookmark articles in your browser
and export them to the desktop version
Almost unlimited reference styles
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Referencing managers
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Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com/)
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Free / + online backup of up to 500MB (+500MB for shared)
All-in-One
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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 BibTex
Referencing managers
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Citavi
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Swiss academic software
Up to 100 references free // otherwise $
You can apply for a free version PhD lottery 
Basically same features as Mendeley
Better interface – easier to use
Organize knowledge: save quotations, thoughts, and comments
Plan and track tasks
Same in EndNote and
Mendeley
NEW! Check it
Referencing managers
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Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/)
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Free with100 MB of free Zotero File Storage for attached files,
with larger storage plans available for purchase.
Reference manager
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Easily build library using internet browser (works only with Firefox)
Can export library to BibTeX, 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
Note taking
Literature review
KeyNote NF
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http://code.google.com/p/keynote-nf/
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I prefer this one 
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better export options
automatic backup of last 9 changes
code written by a PhD student
Literature review
MindMapping
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http://sciplore.org/software/sciplore_mindmapping/
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works with Mendeley, JabRef & Zotero
CHECK: http://sciplore.org/blog/2010/03/02/how-to-write-aphd-thesis/
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Other apps
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Foxit Reader
PDF-XChange Viewer
KickRSS – Feed Aggregator
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http://www.kickrss.com/Research%20Blogs
Google Reader
Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/)
Find open source alternatives:
http://alternativeto.net/software/keynote-nf/
The end…
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Questions?
Suggestions?
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Email addresses:
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Daniela - [email protected]
Kristin – [email protected]