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Student Technology Toolbox for Doing Research  Tags: bibliographic_management technology research_tools free_tools  

Free, online or Web 2.0 tools and browser plug-ins to help you do research and organize your assignments and research sources.
Last update: Oct 02nd, 2009 URL: http://subjectguides.esc.edu/toolbox  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Disclaimer

The resources provided here were evaluated by library staff during the Fall of 2008. We believe they can be useful to support individual student and group work. This does not, however, represent an endorsement of any product. Feel free to try out any that might be useful to you.

NOTE: SUNY Empire State College does not provide help or support for installing or using any of these tools. Please read all the requirements and installation documentation before installing anything on your computer. Refer to the help/contact info on the vendor sites if you require help.

 

Writing Tools

  • Anytypos.com  
      
    Online spell-checker.
  • Google Docs  
      
    Create and share docs, spreadsheets and presentations.
  • OpenOffice  
      
    Office suite tools: word processor, spreadsheets and presentations.
  • PDF Undo Online  
      
    Trouble accessing or copying text from PDF? This can convert it to a Word file.
  • Recuva  
      
    Windows utility (download req'd) to restore files you accidentally delete from your computer.
  • Zamzar  
      
    Convert any file to a different format and it's emailed to you.

Store Files Online

Use these tools to upload your papers and other documents for handy access from any computer.

  • box.com  
      
    1 GB of free online file storage.
  • eSnips  
      
    Free 5 GB of storage for your documents, images, etc.
 

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