Electronic library : free articles. TicToc. OpenGrey. Cartes mentales. Record how you search, not just what you find: Thoughtfully constructed search terms greatly enhance the reliability of digital research. The way in which digital search results are determined and displayed are continually changing and a lack of a defined approach can have significant repercussions on research. M. H. Beals recommends employing the Boolean search method because of the flexibility it provides in adjusting and recording search parameters. By creating a permanent record of how you obtained your search results, you can ensure that your methodology is consistent. The advent of the world-wide-web has changed academic research forever. This is a simple, unavoidable truth.
On the one hand, this is a great victory for the free (libre) dissemination of human knowledge. There are two reasons for this. The second reason, wholly within our control, is a lack of meticulously constructed search queries. As we move into the digital realm, and especially in our retrieval of published material, these methodologies are all too quickly forgotten. First, some basic vocabulary. “M. Or “M. And returns the URL About the Author M. Evernote. Anne Bergen, Gavan Watson and Caitlin Holton explore the relationship between academic data management and knowledge mobilization through the use of Evernote, the popular personal note-taking software.
Evernote can be used for both sharing and storing information and can support and contribute to academic productivity and improved knowledge management practices. Image Credit: Heisenberg Media (CC BY) Personal productivity software tends to attract fervent devotees. Googling “Evernote-super-fan” yields over 1.3 million hits. Finding the right application can transform the ways that people deal with information and task management, as well as creative workflows.
Academics are knowledge workers, charged with finding ever more efficient ways of synthesizing and translating information. Dr. Broadly, knowledge mobilization involves moving knowledge into action for the common good. Dr. Image credit: Daniela Meleo (CC BY) Caitlin Holton About the Authors Dr. Dr.