Citelighter (The Pinterest For Research) Launches Massive Global Learning Database. For those of you who haven’t heard of the new(ish) startup Citelighter , take note: it’s a pretty awesome tool. I’ve been playing around with it and chatted with founders of the company last week and am thoroughly impressed. So what exactly is Citelighter and why should you care? How It Works - Like Pinterest, you download their toolbar which allows you to quickly capture content that you’re looking at online. - Then, you can add comments while they’re still fresh in your head (perhaps to remind you why you thought it was useful in case you forget later on?)
- Once you’re done, you export your facts, citations, and notes to a word document to use later when writing a paper or creating a reference document. Today’s Announcement I think we can all agree that millions of articles = a whole lotta research material = awesome research papers written by you. “The team over at Citelighter has spent, and continues to spend, a lot of time with students understanding their research habits. 1. 2. 3. AJCann's wiki [13 articles] IJeP :: Current Issue :: Volume 3 - Number 1 - 2013. Available now: a guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities. 5 Steps To Make You A Better Researcher. Research involves a lot of information and data which have to be easily and efficiently managed under tight deadlines and time restraints. The following steps will offer you a bit of insight into how you can become a better researcher using some simple web tools like mind maps and bookmarklets. 1. Use a bookmarking tool After hours, days and weeks of research, what a relief it is to find all your links and selected information gathered in a library of resources.
Whether we talk about writing a paper, an essay, a journal article or a simple research draft, bookmarks are a good partner for organizing your work. . ● researched links ● images ● text 2. As opposed to the linear thinking pattern, a mind map will allow you to visualize your research bookmarks in a non-linear format. 3. All the resources you gather on the mind map can be classified according to your research purpose, objectives and structure. . ● organized ● manageable ● logical ● fun to work with 4. 5. Using Twitter to Enhance Your Research & Teaching: A Brief Introduction for Academics & Postgraduate Students.
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