Sunday, 25 November 2012
Thing 5 - online reference management tools Endnote +Mendeley
It's been really rewarding to start the task for this thing. I learnt how easy it is to easily import references from a Zotero library into Mendeley. This is reassuring when I was trying both with little projects and then ending up with two different applications to confuse myself with.
The watch folder function is great - if you put your downloads folder as watched then you can organise all those pdfs and weed them as necessary. The videos demonstrating use of Mendeley were really helpful, being bite-sized and focussed on an area - for example in Mendeley you can add your publications to make them more visible online and create your own profile.
This is more like dipping into what these applications can do rather than exploring them in detail but (in a reflective aside) I guess it can all be one learning curve!
The watch folder function is great - if you put your downloads folder as watched then you can organise all those pdfs and weed them as necessary. The videos demonstrating use of Mendeley were really helpful, being bite-sized and focussed on an area - for example in Mendeley you can add your publications to make them more visible online and create your own profile.
This is more like dipping into what these applications can do rather than exploring them in detail but (in a reflective aside) I guess it can all be one learning curve!
Sunday, 14 October 2012
thing 2
RSS
It's an amazing way to stream lots on info to one place, but it can be too much! Just checked my google reader page and saw how much there is to it - really needs tidying, but I don't use it much anyhow.
I guess the trick is to find those information sources that you will use, that will mean the most to what you offer professionally.
Twitter
have been a twit on twitter for some time, not using it much. But I can see the attraction when you have instant updates to your smartphone (if it hasn't been lost!!).
Really impressed by output of East of England Librarians on twitter see www.eel.nhs.uk as example.
BTW saw an Irish comedian Aishlinn Bea over the weekend give a David Attenborough like account of the niteclub scene in a small Irish town. For some light entertainment I got this from her tweets
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/25-pictures-of-cats-and-dogs-photobombing-each-oth
It's an amazing way to stream lots on info to one place, but it can be too much! Just checked my google reader page and saw how much there is to it - really needs tidying, but I don't use it much anyhow.
I guess the trick is to find those information sources that you will use, that will mean the most to what you offer professionally.
have been a twit on twitter for some time, not using it much. But I can see the attraction when you have instant updates to your smartphone (if it hasn't been lost!!).
Really impressed by output of East of England Librarians on twitter see www.eel.nhs.uk as example.
BTW saw an Irish comedian Aishlinn Bea over the weekend give a David Attenborough like account of the niteclub scene in a small Irish town. For some light entertainment I got this from her tweets
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/25-pictures-of-cats-and-dogs-photobombing-each-oth
Friday, 28 September 2012
Thing 2 - RSS, twitter and alerts
I can say from a preview of thing 2 that there is lots to learn and it will come in 3 parts.
Best plan some time especially for it!
Best plan some time especially for it!
Friday, 21 September 2012
This blog tells you more about Journaltocs
Blog post promoting journaltocs for institutions.
I don't normally associate blogs with marketing but this one reached my librarian's ears well: they pricked up and listened.
I think the conversational style of the blog, coupled with the fact that the promoter has worked in the profession made me listen all the more. Interesting how well a blog post can reach it's intended audience.
I don't normally associate blogs with marketing but this one reached my librarian's ears well: they pricked up and listened.
I think the conversational style of the blog, coupled with the fact that the promoter has worked in the profession made me listen all the more. Interesting how well a blog post can reach it's intended audience.
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Test to see if I can post a picture!
Well it doesn't seem like I can host an image here - perhaps that's as it an older version of Internet Explorer I am using (IE 7) at work.
I'll try at home.
Jill had the same problem
Anyone else using IE 7 with the same problem?
Now that I'm at home I am at liberty to post a picture of the liffey An Life in Gaelic, which empties into the Irish sea.
I'll try at home.
Jill had the same problem
Anyone else using IE 7 with the same problem?
Monday, 17 September 2012
blog example from EPHRU
Fairs fare
This blog is provided by Essex Public Health resource unit and it provides information on current issues in this sphere.
I find it does that successfully.The tags would allow one to find similar posts. If I worked in the PH area I imagine that this might be a resource I would look at from time to time.
This blog is provided by Essex Public Health resource unit and it provides information on current issues in this sphere.
I find it does that successfully.The tags would allow one to find similar posts. If I worked in the PH area I imagine that this might be a resource I would look at from time to time.
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