I’ve had a reasonable amount of interaction with technology today. Firstly IT came to install a plug in on my PC and to find out why they couldn’t access it remotely (all fixed now). Then I was typing work for several minutes and realised it wouldn’t save so typed it again and then same problem…Continue Reading Feeds and other deeds
So everyone seems to be using Evernote so I thought I would give it a try. With Evernote, you can organise your notes, web clips, files and images and it is synchronisable so they are made available on every device and computer you use. As a researcher, one thing you need to be is organised….Continue Reading Evernote
See the new Altmetrics Library guide at: http://libguides.city.ac.uk/altmetrics In today’s digital world, researchers share materials online, and the wider public can engage with research outputs via a variety of different media such as twitter, blogs, news reports etc. Often this means impact can be seen more quickly, with research having a broader outreachoutreach Altmetrics aims…Continue Reading Altmetrics
What Are RSS feeds? Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based format used for content distribution and syndication. Subscribing to RSS feeds allows you to receive custom, up-to-date information from your favourite online content sources without having to regularly check the site for updates. How to Access RSS feeds You can view RSS feeds using…Continue Reading Keeping up to date: RSS feeds
A one day conference specifically for research students and early career researchers to learn about various aspects of research from senior academic staff. The second of this years’ Researchers’ Development Days will take place on Tuesday 16th April 2013. The theme for this day will be: What to do with your data and findings The…Continue Reading Researcher Development Day 16 April 2013
Diigo introductory video Diigo is a social bookmarking tool allowing bookmarking and sharing of websites, web annotation, collaborative research. Diigo V5.0 has added additional data types (screenshots, pictures, notes, etc) and platform support, such as Chrome, Android, iPad, iPhone, etc. Diigo offers cloud-based personal information management (PIM) service that enables users to collect, highlight, access…Continue Reading Diigo: Social bookmarking tool
Need to know about research resources, impact factors, open access, social media and more? Please see our really comprehensive Library Guide for researchers here. The guide provides an overview of the services available via City University Library for Researchers. General and subject guides are also available here….Continue Reading Library Guide for Researchers
See You Tube video links here. RefWorks is an online reference management tool where you can import your references, manage them in folders and produce bibliographies. You can cite references in documents and use different styles. The first time you use it, you will have to create an account but then you can access it…Continue Reading RefWorks
Please see the Library copyright pages at: http://www.city.ac.uk/library/copyright The University copyright policy can be found here. Read the Copyrites blog at: http://copyrites.wordpress.com/…Continue Reading Copyright
Open access (OA) refers to access to publications made available without constraints such as payment or passwords. Open access publication can mean different charging models sometimes called author pays. The costs are more often covered by the research funding body (such as Wellcome Trust) or the author’s institution. •Some journals are totally open access •Some…Continue Reading Open access publishing