Delicious, an excellent bookmarking service currently owned by Yahoo!, is an important part of my research process. While in the collecting phase, I use Delicious to tag interesting websites and documents that I need to go back and review at a later date. This allows me to use either Google or Google Scholar to rapidly … Continue reading Finding Alternatives to Delicious
Category: Research
Introduction to Zotero
Below is a brief introduction to Zotero I prepared for my “Writing a Research Paper" Seminar at the University of Northern Iowa. Starting this semester, I am going to explore Zotero as a research tool. Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives … Continue reading Introduction to Zotero
To Cite or Not to Cite: Plagiarism in the Digital Age
Recently, in one of my grad classes at the University of Northern Iowa I had a little fun with the age-old question of whether or not to cite a source. I thought I would share it with you. To cite or not to cite, that is the age-old question. Four score and seven years ago … Continue reading To Cite or Not to Cite: Plagiarism in the Digital Age