Tech Tools: Simplifying Life for Busy Research Librarians

Tech Tools:Simplifying Life for the Busy Research Librarian
Christine Tobias
Reference and Technology Librarian
Michigan State University Libraries
Michigan SLA Webinar
March 23, 2011

Doodlewww.doodle.com
Scheduling/Polling tool

FreeConferencewww.freeconference.com
Conference call scheduler and service

Awesome Highlighterwww.awesomehighlighter.com
Highlight text on web pages

Sniprhttp://snipr.com
URL Shortener

Google Squaredwww.google.com/squared
Search tool that quickly finds and organizes information about a topic

Fireshothttp://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/
Capture, edit, annotate, organize, export and print screenshots of web pages

Screencast-o-maticwww.screencast-o-matic.com/
Online screen recorder

Screenrhttp://screenr.com
Create screencasts and share on Twitter
http://www.screenr.com/a4o

CamStudiohttp://camstudio.org
Screen recording software
Video Tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiug3H3c4gk

WINKwww.debugmode.com/wink/
Tutorial and presentation creation software

QR Codeshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_codes
Matrix or two-dimensional barcode encoded with URL, text, or other data
QR Code Generator: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
QR Code Readers: www.mobile-barcodes.com/qr-code-software/

Instant Web Polls

DropBox Utilities
Share and send large files to personal drop box in real time!
YouSendIt
www.yousendit.com
Dropbox
www.dropbox.com

SlideSharewww.slideshare.net
Share presentations, videos, and documents
Today’s presentation is available at:
www.slideshare.net/tobiasc

Prezihttp://prezi.com
Online zooming presentation software

Social Media Dashboards
Update, monitor, and manage multiple social network accounts in one customized interface
TweetDeck
http://www.tweetdeck.com/
HootSuite
http://hootsuite.com/
More Social Media Dashboards:
http://www.socialbrite.org/2010/11/09/top-10-social-media-dashboard-tools/

Evernotewww.evernote.com
The ultimate virtual Trapper Keeper!
Collect, organize, and store all kinds of information in one place that can be accessed from many devices.
5 Ways to Make Life Easier with Evernote: http://thewikiman.org/blog/?p=940

PDF Reader/Creator/Editor
Create, read, edit, annotate PDF files
Nitro PDF Reader (Windows)
www.nitroreader.com/
PDF Pen (Mac)
http://smilesoftware.com/PDFpen/

Questions?Contact Me…
Christine Tobias
Reference and Technology Librarian
Michigan State University
tobiasc@msu.edu
Twitter: @ctobias27
http://www.slideshare.net/tobiasc

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