HACKING THE RESEARCH PROCESS: TOOLS & APPS FOR LIBRARIANS AND LECTURERS
Ron Chenail ([email protected])&
Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis ([email protected])Nova Southeastern University
Computer In Libraries April 9, 2014
Overview Review the steps involved in the research process
(identifying the research problem, reviewing the literature, planning/design, collecting, analyzing storing & sharing data, quality control).
Identify the latest technology tools and apps (mobile, cloud-based, web-based) available for Lecturers and Librarians to utilize at each stage of the research process.
Introduce a range of emerging technology tools to enable researchers to conceptualize, conduct and complete research projects.
Why Use Tools & Apps for Research?
Simplify research oriented tasks.
Shorten time required to complete research.
Build specific skills set for innovative researchers wishing to use a variety of platforms (smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops), business choices (free, fee, and “freemium”) and design options ("do-it-yourself," consultation, and outsourcing) to conceptualize and implement successful research projects.
Defining the Research Process – Six Steps
Identifying the Research Problem
Reviewing the Literature
Conceptualizing/Planning/Design
Data Collection and Analysis
Data Storage/Sharing Results
Quality Control
Identifying the Research ProblemGoogle Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
Google Scholar Key Features Freely accessible web search engine powered by
Google search technology. Indexes full text of scholarly literature across
multiple formats and disciplines. Includes peer-reviewed online journals. Individuals with Google account can create a
Google Scholar profile to track citations to their publications, add articles written, and be listed in Google search results.
Save search results to personal Google Scholar library (My Library), add tags to organize collections.
Google Scholar Applications Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly
literature. Search across multiple disciplines and sources for
articles, books, theses, dissertations, abstracts, legal documents from a variety of sources including academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories and universities.
Explore related works, citations, authors, publications. Locate the full text of works on the web or at local
library. Check how often other scholars are citing your works. Create a Google scholar profile listing fields of interest.
Identifying the Research Problem
Other Tools and Apps: HMP-HelpMePublish https://helpmepublish.org
Zotero Key Features Allows creation of personal library to store
PDFs, images, audio & video files, snapshot of webpages.
Integrates with MS Word and Open Office to automatically create footnotes, endnotes, in-text citations and bibliographies.
Supports most citation styles (APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.).
Available as free download for Mac, Windows, Linux as a Firefox extension (Zotero for Firefox) or Zotero Standalone.
Zotero Applications Personal research assistant for collecting,
organizing, citing and sharing research resources.
Organize collections and sub-collections of research data using tags.
Auto-synchronize data across multiple devices.
Collaborate with colleagues by creating or joining a research group on specific subjects.
Jointly analyze and share data collected during research projects.
Reviewing the Literature Other Tools and Apps:
Mendeley Reference Manager (Lite) http://www.mendeley.com
CiteULike http://www.citeulike.org Diigo https://www.diigo.com EndNote http://endnote.com PubMed On Tap http://
www.referencesontap.com Bookends On Tap https://
itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookends-on-tap/id473822523?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Conceptualizing/Planning/Designhttp://
www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes
Many Eyes Key Features View, discuss, and create a variety of
interactive data visualizations from Many Eyes data sets.
Upload your own data and create your own visualizations.
Join active data visualization community.
Many Eyes Applications Visualize your own data. Create your own topic center. Get feedback from the Many Eyes
community. Create your own data visualization blog. Embed Many Eyes visualizations on your
own web site or blog.
Conceptualizing/Planning/Design
Other Tools and Apps: Mind Mapping
Simple Mind - http://www.simpleapps.eu/simplemind
Magical Pad - http://www.magicalpad.com Mindomo - http://www.mindomo.com Popplet - http://popplet.com Text2Mindmap - https://
www.text2mindmap.comData Visualization
Microsoft Office SmartArt
Evernote Key Features Create text, web-clips and PDF notes. Auto-synchronize notes among every
computer and phone you use. Make printed and handwritten text within
images searchable. Share your notebooks with friends and
colleagues.
Evernote Applications Create meeting and field notes. Save webpages for later access, even
offline. Capture ideas and design inspiration. Find notes made on your phone. Search through photos of whiteboards.
Data Collection Other Tools and Apps:
Recording Audio/Capturing Video CaptureNotes http://capturenotes.com SenseMaker http://
www.sensemaker-suite.com/smsite/index.gsp Taking Notes
inScribe http://www.whizzosoftware.com/inscribe/index.html
MobileNoter http://www.mobilenoter.com Gathering Community Data
Nativeye http://nativeye.com EthnoHub http://ethnohub.com Ushahidi http://www.ushahidi.com Itracks Mobile http://www.itracks.com/our-tools/mobile
Dedoose Key Features Analyze text, video, and spreadsheet
data (analyzing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research).
Analyze qualitative and mixed methods research data from various research approaches when conducting surveys and interviews.
Web-based – no software to download, install, or maintain on your computer.
Dedoose Applications Excerpting sections of data for memoing,
and coding. Create multiple descriptor sets and
dynamic code trees within a single project.
Data visualization, filtering, and analysis. Transparency for collaborative teamwork.
Data Analysis
Other Tools and Apps: TagPad (for iPads) https://
itunes.apple.com/us/app/tagpad/id443465566?mt=8
Dropbox Key Features Save your files from any location with
Dropbox app. Work online and offline. Share files with your team. Free start-up (2 GB) and add more
memory with referrals. Security and encryption.
Dropbox Applications Collaborate as a team on projects Share files Sync your files across devices Backup your website
Data Storing and Sharing Results
Other Tools and Apps: Data Storage
Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SKYDrive) https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us
Google Drive http://www.google.com/drive Jumpshare https://jumpshare.com
Online Collaboration GRID http://www.binarythumb.com
Dedoose Key Features Cloud-based Utilize Team Approach Employ Transparent Processes and
Outcomes Visualize Data and Results
Dedoose Applications Multiple Coders Peer Reviewers Inter-Rater Reliability Lab Notebook Audit Trails Memoing and Journaling
Quality Control
Other Tools and Apps: Evernote (memoing, journal entries)http://evernote.com
Dropbox ( collaboration in the cloud)https://www.dropbox.com
OneDrive ( collaboration in the cloud)https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us
Resources The Qualitative Report: Mobile and Cloud
Qualitative Research Apps http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/apps.html
Top 100 Tools For Learning: A Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies C4LPT Resource http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools
Presenter InformationRonald J. Chenail, Ph.D., is Professor of Family Therapy and Director of the Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research Program at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). He founded The Qualitative Report (TQR), the world’s first online, open-access trans-disciplinary qualitative research journal in 1990, and remains the journal’s editor-in-chief. Chenail has produced over 120 publications including four books (Medical Discourse and Systemic Frames of Comprehension; Practicing Therapy: Exercises for Growing Therapists; The Talk of the Clinic: Explorations in the Analysis of Medical and Therapeutic Discourse; and Qualitative Research Proposals and Reports: A Guide), and given more than 180 formal academic presentations at conferences and meetings. He may be contacted at [email protected]
Online Resource for Finding Tools and Apps (Maintained by Ron Chenail)
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/apps.html
Presenter InformationCheryl Peltier-Davis is Archives and Digital Librarian at the Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, USA. She is the author of the book The Cybrarian's Web - An A-Z Guide to 101 Free Web 2.0 Tools and other Resources. She has given conference presentations and workshops on numerous library-related topics - web 2.0 tools and libraries, core competencies for librarians, digitizing library collections, information management and Caribbean libraries. She may be contacted at [email protected].
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