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The Librarian's Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud
- 1st Edition - September 30, 2013
- Author: Steven Ovadia
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 7 1 5 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 3 8 1 - 7
The cloud can be a powerful tool for conducting and managing research. The Librarian’s Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud is a practical guide to using cloud services from a… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Covers a wide range of services, discussing their strengths and weaknesses and showing readers how to use them more effectively
- Offers a research perspective for readers who don’t know how to connect cloud services with academic research
- Contextualises cloud-based services, explaining not just what they do and how they work, but how they can best be used
Dedication
List of figures
Glossary
Acknowledgements
About the author
Chapter 1: Introduction to the cloud
Abstract:
Chapter 2: Capturing information
Abstract:
Delicious
Pinboard
Diigo
Browser bookmark syncing
Evernote
Springpad
Postponed reading services
OneNote
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Capturing and managing scholarly information
Abstract:
How do researchers keep track of scholarly research?
RefWorks
Mendeley
Zotero
CiteULike
EndNote
Papers
Subscription databases
BibTeX
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Storing files in the cloud
Abstract:
Dropbox
SpiderOak
Google Drive
Box
Ubuntu One
SugarSync
SkyDrive
ownCloud
iCloud
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Writing in the cloud
Abstract:
Google Drive
Microsoft Word Web App
Zoho Writer
PBworks
Simplenote
Yahoo! Notepad
Sharing files
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Staying organized
Abstract:
Web-based calendars
Remember the Milk
Basecamp
Google Tasks
Trello
Asana
Mac productivity
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Communicating
Abstract:
Managing email
Instant messaging
Video chat
IRC
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Sharing
Abstract:
Blogs
Microblogs
Nameplates
Conclusion
Chapter 9: The future of the cloud
Abstract:
Consolidation of features
Consolidation of customers
Consolidation of services
Return to local services
Thin clients
The rise of Linux
Devices
Conclusion
References
Index
- No. of pages: 214
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 30, 2013
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843347156
- eBook ISBN: 9781780633817
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