Category Archives: Software

EndNote X5 is out

Thomson Reuters EndNote® X5 New FeaturesView a tour of EndNote X5 New Features. Introducing EndNote X5EndNote has always been the smart choice for advanced, yet easy bibliographies.Now, you may even call it brilliant with new intelligent features that make your life easier and give you more time to write about what matters most—your research. Add and Transfer File Attachments to the WebWith EndNote X5 you can attach files to an EndNote Web record, or transfer file attachments between the Web and your computer. Once you register EndNote X5 with your EndNote Web account, you will also receive up to 1GB of Web storage for file attachments and increased storage for up to 25,000 references. Select the new paperclip on an EndNote Web record to view a list of attachments—it’s that easy! View and Annotate PDF filesThe Quick Edit tab expands in EndNote X5 to include a preview of attached PDF files.You can adjust the size of both windows to facilitate editing a record while viewing the PDF. And, you can annotate a PDF with highlights and/or comments. For records with multiple attachments, the viewer allows you to quickly navigate between PDF files without having to use menus or scroll to the File Attachment field.

via EndNote X4 Information.

SciVerse ScienceDirect for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Need full-text but not at your desk? The SciVerse ScienceDirect iPhone app doesn’t restrict your brainwaves to the workplace; now you can find and read your subscribed Elsevier article or book chapter while you’re at a conference, travelling to and from work, or enjoying some rare downtime.

via SciVerse ScienceDirect for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store.

Trunk Spotlight: Turn Your Evernote Notes Into Flashcards with StudyBlue « Evernote Blogcast

Finals are just around the corner, which means it’s crunch time. If you’re a student, then you’ve been saving your notes and class handouts in Evernote. Now, imagine if you could quickly and seamlessly transform your class materials into flashcards. Evernote’s integration with StudyBlue lets you do just that.

via Trunk Spotlight: Turn Your Evernote Notes Into Flashcards with StudyBlue « Evernote Blogcast.

Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine

Free online access to the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine:

answer questions; do math; instantly get facts, calculators, unit conversions, and real-time quantitative data and statistics; create plots and visualizations; and access vast scientific, technical, chemical, medical, health, business, financial, weather, geographic, dictionary, calendar, reference, and general knowledge—and much more.

via Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine.

Mendeley – Reference Manager (Lite) for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Mendeley is academic software that indexes and organizes all of your PDF documents and research papers into your own personal digital library. It gathers document details from your PDFs allowing you to effortlessly search, organize and cite. It also looks up PubMed, CrossRef, DOIs and other related document details automatically, importing papers quickly and easily from resources such as Google Scholar, ACM, IEEE and many more at the click of a button.

via Mendeley – Reference Manager (Lite) for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store.