This is the seventh post in the series Digital Workflows for Academic Research on the Mac for the Columbia Libraries Digital Humanities Center. In my previous installments on Sente, Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (1): Capturing and Organizing PDFs, Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (2): Capturing and Organizing PDFs, […]
Category: Tools and Widgets
Daniel Wessel: Using Content Outlines and Circus Ponies Notebooks for Writing Articles and Theses
This is the sixth post in the series Digital Workflows for Academic Research on the Mac for the Columbia Libraries Digital Humanities Center. It is written by guest contributor Dr. Daniel Wessel. Daniel is a scientist at a research institute in Tuebingen, and holds a research doctorate in Psychology from the University of Tuebingen (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen), Germany. During […]
Sente for PDF Management on the Mac and iPad (1): Capturing and Organizing PDFs
This post will focus on the business of capturing, categorizing, and organizing your PDFs in a coherent library using Sente for Mac. If you followed my last post, PDF Chaos? Digital Workflow Basics, I discussed the chaos that can ensue without establishing a coherent filing system for PDF documents–and illustrated it with a chaotic demo […]
Getting the Most Out of LibraryWeb
Behind the simple facade of the libraries main page lies a wealth of information and assistance. From locating materials in the Columbia libraries, to identifying and using electronic resources, to getting delivery of materials from peer libraries, to managing your research tools, to where to go for help when it all becomes too much….there’s a […]
Google Books adds EPUB Downloading Format
Many books published before 1925 can now be downloaded from Google Books in the EPUB format, an excellent format for reading on iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, and other mobile devices. Here are some of our favorite EPUB readers: iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad: Stanza (free from the app store) Android Phones: Aldiko Blackberry: BePub […]
CLIOmobile
Out and About? Use CLIOmobile to: Search CLIO Email records View your Library Account and renew items Access and save items to your List Place recalls Add this link to your mobile device: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/cliomobile More info: https://resolver.library.columbia.edu/cliomobile0 Please send questions or comments to: mobilefeedback@libraries.cul.columbia.edu […]
Export CLIO Records Directly to RefWorks
You can now upload records from CLIO directly to RefWorks: For more information on exporting CLIO records, see Exporting Search Results to RefWorks, Endnote and Zotero See Endnote, Refworks and Zotero at Columbia to learn more about these three citation management programs […]
New CLIO Feature – Text It
No more scribbled call numbers on scraps of paper! Now you can send CLIO information to your phone as a text message. In the CLIO record, click on the link “Send to phone” in the blue sidebar on the side of the page. Fill out the brief form with your carrier and cell phone number. […]
Add the Oxford English Dictionary to Your Browser
With the Oxford English Dictionary on your browser, checking a definition can be as easy as highlighting and clicking. Installation instructions for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Netscape are available here: http://www.oed.com/services/browser-button.html See the Libraries’ Tools & Widgets page for more resources to streamline your research. […]
Add the Libraries to your iGoogle Home Page
Get the Columbia Libraries’ iGoogle Search Gadget. Search CLIO, find articles, connect to a specific database by name, or search the Libraries’ archives portal or website. You may also link directly to your library account. Additional tabs link to subject guides, reference help, Borrow Direct, ILL, and Library news. Add the Columbia-customized iGoogle Gadget to […]