
The Librarian's Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud
Description
Key Features
- 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
Readership
Table of Contents
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
Product details
- No. of pages: 214
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Chandos Publishing 2013
- Published: September 30, 2013
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843347156
- eBook ISBN: 9781780633817
About the Author
Steven Ovadia
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