This document provides tips and recommendations for productivity tools that can be used by librarians and academic researchers. It discusses various note-taking, task management, file storage, communication, and reading tools available from Google, Microsoft, and other providers. Specific apps and services mentioned include Evernote, Google Keep, Springpad, Wunderlist, Google Tasks, Google Drive, TweetDeck, Feedly, OneNote, and Workflowy.

1. Ashley Rosener, Liaison Librarian
Grand Valley State University

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Collection of notebooks that can be divided
into sections with pages
Create task lists and take notes
Collaborate, organize, save, and search

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Tag sentences or paragraphs as ideas,
questions, to-do, etc.

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Record audio and video
Bonus: Connect to MS Outlook to email pages
and tasks

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Evernote
Google Keep
Springpad
Wunderlist

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Use Google Tasks
Use colored stars and folders to
organize
Set up filters

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Google Chat, Voice, Video Chat, and
Hangouts

10. Forward mail to another email
address
Gmail Labs feature
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Undo Send
Canned Responses
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Library policies

12. Bonus: Google Sites
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Website or wiki

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Inbox.com
Mail.com
Microsoft Outlook
Yahoo Mail
Zoho

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Collaboratively write papers in real time
View revision history
Save documents, spreadsheets, pictures, PDFs,
videos, power point presentations, and more that
you can access from anywhere with an internet
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Bonus: Create surveys using Google forms
and even embed them in LibGuides or
websites

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Amazon Cloud Drive
Box
Dropbox
iCloud
Sky Drive

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Columns for keyword alerts, new followers,
messages, and more

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Bonus: Search for tweets by location to keep
track of what people are tweeting about your
library, university, and community
◦ geocode:x,y,km
◦ http://geocoder.us/

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HootSuite
Janetta
MetroTwit
Plume
Tweetcaster

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Keep up-to-date with your fields of interest
and the profession
◦ Recommended blog: A Year to Improved Productivity
for Librarians and Academic Researchers
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Organize feeds by category
Save and share articles

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Bonus: Keyboard shortcuts appear when hit
shift + ?

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AOL Reader
Digg Reader
Flipboard
Pulse
The Old Reader

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Book orders, to-do lists, meeting minutes,
project planning

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Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android
devices
Bonus: Share and collaborate

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Remember the Milk
Todo.ly
Toodledo
43 Things

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Microsoft OneNote
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Gmail and Google Drive
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Tips: http://readwrite.com/2008/04/10/tips_for_making_the_most_of_rss#awesm=~oiAjjBnPeNsrnj
Workflowy
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User Guide: http://simplebutgood.net/tweetdeck-user-guide/
Pro Tips: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170322-tweetdeck-pro-tips
Feedly
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Google Doc Templates: https://drive.google.com/templates?view=public
Google Hangouts: http://www.eduhacker.net/technology/google-hangouts-lecture-capture.html
Google Crib Sheets: https://sites.google.com/site/schwanderlms/home/google-docs
TweetDeck
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10 Tips: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-awesome-onenote-tips-time/
About: http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/is-microsoft-onenote-the-one-for-you
Tips: http://blog.workflowy.com/
Productivity App Review Sites
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Android: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2393102,00.asp
Android: http://android.appstorm.net/category/reviews/productivity-reviews/
Apple: http://www.bestappsite.com/reviews/productivity/
Apple: http://appleproductivity.com/