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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.

Evaluate Information

ALL information used for academic research should be carefully and fully evaluated for currency, accuracy, authority and possible bias.

  • Quarkbase  
      
    Find out everything about a website like who owns it, etc.
 

Create Your Search

Use these tools to help you determine possible search strategies.

  • Boolify  
      
    Learn how to construct a search using AND, OR and NOT.
  • Keyword Builder  
      
    Type in your keywords and it formats a possible search string for you

Track New Research

 

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