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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462692403321

Autore

Ovadia Steven

Titolo

The librarian's guide to academic research in the cloud / / Steven Ovadia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA : , : Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Woodhead Publishing, , 2013

ISBN

1-78063-381-5

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Chandos information professional series, , 2052-210X

Disciplina

027.7

027.7/092

Soggetti

Cloud computing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Librarian's Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Glossary; Acknowledgements; About the author; 1 Introduction to the cloud; 2 Capturing information; Delicious; Pinboard; Diigo; Browser bookmark syncing; Evernote; Springpad; Postponed reading services; One Note; Conclusion; 3 Capturing and managing scholarly information; How do researchers keep track of scholarly research?; Ref Works; Mendeley; Zotero; CiteULike; EndNote; Papers; Subscription databases; BibTeX; Conclusion; 4 Storing files in the cloud; Dropbox; Spider Oak

Google Drive Box; Ubuntu One; Sugar Sync; Sky Drive; own Cloud; iCloud; Conclusion; 5 Writing in the cloud; Google Drive; Microsoft Word Web App; Zoho Writer; PBworks; Simple note; Yahoo! Notepad; Sharing files; Conclusion; 6 Staying organized; Web-based calendars; Remember the Milk; Basecamp; Google Tasks; Trello; Asana; Mac productivity; Conclusion; 7 Communicating; Managing email; Instant messaging; Video chat; IRC; Conclusion; 8 Sharing; Blogs; Microblogs; Nameplates; Conclusion; 9 The future of the cloud; Consolidation of features; Consolidation of customers; Consolidation of services

Return to local services Thin clients; The rise of Linux; Devices; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The cloud can be a powerful tool for conducting and managing



research. The Librarian's Guide to Academic Research in the Cloud is a practical guide to using cloud services from a librarian's point of view. As well as discussing how to use various cloud-based services, the title considers the various privacy and data portability issues associated with web-based services. This book helps readers make the most of cloud computing, including how to fold mobile devices into the cloud-based research management equation. The book is divided into several chapters, each considering a key aspect of acade