Online Research Toolkit Presentation

Introduction

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Hello!

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What is Web 2.0?

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Web 2.0 in 2006?
Originally uploaded by Dion Hinchcliffe.

user to user communication
decentralized networks
web accessible and server mounted applications
multi-platform applications
non-hierarchical organizations

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What is Online or Mobile Research?

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The Modern Couple
Originally uploaded by Colin Gregory Palmer.

No physical library available on a regular basis.
Working on multiple computers.
Working on multiple operating systems.
Not having control over the software installed on the computer.
Collaborating with people who cannot physically meet on a regular basis.
Desiring flexibility and mobility.

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Research Tasks

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Setting up--Proper preparation makes life easier.
Online Searching--Good search strategies save time.
NoteTaking--Organization.
Citations--Avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement.
Collaboration--Work well with others, where ever they are.
Presentation--Show off your stuff.

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Setting Up

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Online Access
Email
Library Card
USB Drive

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Searching

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Open Access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journals (http://www.doaj.org/)
Scholarly, peer-reviewed journals; worldwide coverage; some searchable at the article level; all categorized by subject; all free to read with no subscriptions.
OAIster (http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/)
Index of institutional repositories, including dissertations and theses, faculty articles (pre- and post-print), conference presentations, and other publications from 610 (as of March 22, 2006) institutions around the world.

More Search Tools

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Note Taking & Organization

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del.icio.us (http://del.icio.us)

Save any Internet link (including articles in databases); Keyword tags for retrieval and organization; 256 character annotations.

There are lots of other bookmarking services, all with slightly different features.

More Note Taking tools

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Collaboration

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Chatzy (http://www.chatzy.com/)

Free, no registration chat rooms; access an active chat room via URL; permanent rooms available: (New Link*) Distance Education chat room.

More Collaboration Tools

*Now that Chatzy is back up, the links have had to be recreated.

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Citation

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LandMark Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/)

MLA and APA formats; Print and electronic sources; Select resource type, fill in form, copy in text and reference list citations; may need minor modifications for non-standard resources; (I use Internet Magazine style for blogs).

More Citation Tools

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Presentation

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Writely (http://www.writely.com)--beta

Word processing with (small) images, document storage, collaboration, import Word, Open Office, HTML, and text files, export as Word, RTF, HTML, PDF (Pro version), plus posting to webpages and blogs.

An example toolkit

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For a paper and class presentation:

del.icio.us for collecting sources
Landmark for citation formatting (or Refworks if you have a subscription)
Writely for producing the paper (and any outlines or handouts needed)
Thumbstacks to create and show the presentation (need a live internet connection during the presentation)

For a class project involving interviews and a website

del.icio.us for collecting and organizing sources
Writely for writing text
a blog for the web site
Odeo for audio clips from the interviews, made available on the website

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Disadvantages and Precautions

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Danger Open Excavation - Coopers Lookout
Originally uploaded by roland.

Server/access issues
Beta status
Out of business/New owner
Security

So.....

Backup, backup, backup

(And a little one: Many of these tools break the Back button!)

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The Online Research Toolkit site

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Reviews of specific tools and general categories of tools.
From the point of view of an academic student or faculty member.
Live examples or screenshots when possible

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Software Used in this Presentation

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Writely (http://www.writely.com/) -- for outlines, transcripts, and handouts
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/) -- for video (recorded with a basic webcam)
Odeo (http://www.odeo.com/) -- for audio
Blogger (http://www.blogger.com/)-- blog presentation
Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/)--photos and graphics, both mine and Creative Commons licensed
Landmark Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net/) -- bibliography formatting

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Bibliography

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(courtesy of the LandMark Citation Machine, with a few modifications)

Arrington, M. (2006). Techcrunch: tracking Web 2.0. Retrieved Mar. 20, 2006, from TechCrunch Web site: http://techcrunch.com/

Barr, J. (2005). Gmail tip #43: notes in just two clicks! Retrieved Mar. 20, 2006, from Gmail Tips Web site: http://jimstips.com/gmailtips/gmail_tip_43_notes_in_just_two_clicks!

Bradley, P. (2006). I want to: a page of utilities that help you do stuff you want to with web 2.0 utilities. Retrieved Mar. 20, 2006, from I want to Web site: http://www.philb.com/iwantto.htm

Hinchcliffe, D. (2006, Feb 12). Online ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game. Enterprise Web 2.0 (ZDNet), Retrieved Mar 23, 2006, from http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/?p=8

Kessler, J., & Van Ullen, M. K. (2005, Jul ). Citation generators: generating bibliographies for the next generation. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 31 (4), 310-316. Retrieved Mar 20, 2006, from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2005.04.012 (subscription required)

Kottke, J. (2004, Aug 11). Some "web as platform" noodling. Kottke.org. Retrieved Mar 20, 2006, from http://www.kottke.org/04/08/web-platform

LanMan. (2006). Portable apps collection. Retrieved Mar. 20, 2006, from InfoBox Web site: http://www.theinfobox.com/index.php/Portable_USB_Apps

Pival, P., & Vokey, S. (2005, Oct 25). Web tools for 21st century learners (Internet Librarian 2005). Retrieved Mar 20, 2006, from http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/files/internet_librarian_2005_pival_vokey2.pdf

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