Note taking, literature reviews and referencing software/applications Daniela Sirinic & Kristin Makszin
Show & tell Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) EndNote Mendeley Citavi JabRef Zotero Note taking software suggestions Keynote NF Keep Note MindMap PDF readers – short intro Foxit Reader PDF-Xchange Viewer Other useful apps
Referencing managers (& or bookmark managers) EndNote not free, but easy to get Word in-cite option – not working well with ‘student version’ On the other side… everyone uses it MyEndNoteWeb option to bookmark articles in your browser and export them to the desktop version Almost unlimited reference styles
Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) Mendeley ( Free / + online backup of up to 500MB (+500MB for shared) All-in-One Reference manager Folder organizer Automatically collects metadata from Google Schoolar and updates your citations (not allways perfectily) Opens pdf’s, allows pdf annotation within Great interface Many other fun features for organizing databases "Mendeley is pretty much the most fun you can have with your pants on.“ Works with Zotero and BibTex
Referencing managers (&or bookmark managers) Citavi Swiss academic software Up to 100 references free // otherwise $ You can apply for a free version PhD lottery Basically same features as Mendeley Better interface – easier to use Organize knowledge: save quotations, thoughts, and comments Plan and track tasks
Same in EndNote and Mendeley
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Referencing managers (& or bookmark managers) Zotero ( Free with100 MB of free Zotero File Storage for attached files, with larger storage plans available for purchase. Reference manager Easily build library using internet browser (works only with Firefox) Can export library to BibTeX, MODS, RIS, … Can sync library between multiple computers No built in PDF viewer or organizer
More formats available at:
Note taking
Keepnote
Note taking
Literature review
KeyNote NF I prefer this one better export options automatic backup of last 9 changes code written by a PhD student
Literature review
MindMapping works with Mendeley, JabRef & Zotero CHECK: phd-thesis/
Other apps Foxit Reader PDF-XChange Viewer KickRSS – Feed Aggregator Google Reader Dropbox ( Find open source alternatives:
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