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Science - Postgraduates & Research Support: Research Tools and Softwares

A library research support guide for the Faculty of Science postgraduates and researchers at the University of Johannesburg.

Library Research Tools & Resources

Manage your References

EndNote manages bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles. It is produced by Thomson Reuters. 30 days free trial. Requires subscription

EndNote training @YouTube  

Mendeley is a free reference manager and PDF organizer. Easily organize your papers, read & annotate your PDFs, collaborate in private or open groups, and securely access your research from everywhere.

Mendeley Support    Mendeley Tutorials @YouTube videos    Mendeley Videos & Guides: Get started

Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files). It is easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else

Research Software & Analysing Data

Access to the following Research Software is available on ULink under UJ Tools/Software/ App/E-mail

AtlasTi  Qualitative data analysis software
EndNote 21.2  Reference management software
Grammarly   Writing assistance tool
IBM AMOS 29   Structural equation modeling software
IBM SPSS 29.0.2.0   Statistical Analysis software
STATA Data science needs a solution

Mind mapping

A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information (Wikipedia)

     

FreeMindOpen-source tool. Features downloads, screenshots, licenses, essays, support forum and project information. Tutorial

    

Millions of people use XMind to clarify thinking, manage complex information, run brainstorming and get work organized.

Preparing Documents & Writing

LaTex: LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents. LaTeX is available as free software.

Google Docs: Create and edit web-based documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Store documents online and access them from any computer.

Storing and sharing files and documents

Google Drive - Cloud Storage & File Backup. Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more.  Drive starts you off with 15 GB of free Google online storage, so you can keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos – anything. Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet or computer. So wherever you go, your files follow. You can quickly invite others to view, download and collaborate on all the files you want, no email attachment needed.

Dropbox is a service that keeps your files safe, synced, and easy to share. Bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and never lose a file again. Dropbox gives you 2 GB free space. Get to all your files from any device, and work together with anyone. Save files on your computer, then access them on your phone from the road. Everything you keep in Dropbox is synced automatically to all your devices. It’s easy to share large files with anyone — even if they don’t have a Dropbox account. Edit a presentation with teammates without emailing files back and forth. When you edit a file in a shared folder, everyone gets the update automatically

OneDrive: Upload files to OneDrive from your Windows 8.1 tablet, Windows Phone, iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Create, edit, and share Office documents for free. Keep your Office documents in OneDrive and get to them from any device. 15 GB Free with sign up and no additional storage purchased