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Project: Look at each of the following tools, and evaluate following the steps below.

Outcome: Create an evaluation document describing each tool. 


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h4. Steps:

# Pick a tool from the list below and investigate it.
# If the tool is a citation management product, test it by importing records from Highwire, JSTOR, Inspec, Barton, Web of Science using the tool.&nbsp;
# Write a brief description of what the tool is and what it does.
# Answer the questions below.
# Give a recommendation about whether you think this tool should be promoted at MIT.

h4. Tools to evaluate:


* CiteULike
* Connotea
* Sente
* RefViz
* WizFolio: [

CiteULike

Connotea

Sente

RefViz

...

https://www.wizfolio.com/Default.aspx

...

]
* GNOME Referencer

...

Citespace

...


* Citespace
* RefRuns

h4. Questions for evaluation:

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*# {color:#000000}Free      open source or fee-based program?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Learning      curve?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      many steps to do a certain task (downloading records, exporting records,      etc.)?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How complete      and clean are the records?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      well does it cite web pages and non-traditional sources (ex. data sets,      blogs)?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Does      it integrate with word processing software?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      well does it handle full text?{color}{color:#000000}&nbsp;{color} {color:#000000}Does      it store the pdf?{color}{color:#000000}&nbsp;{color} {color:#000000}Can you search      & annotate the pdf?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      many available citation formats?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      customizable is it?{color}
*# {color:#000000}How      easy is it to maintain the collection when you have a lot of records?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Any      known use at MIT?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Does      it work with BibTeX?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Does      the application work well with our tools?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Any      other defining characteristics?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Can      you use from off campus easily?{color}
*# {color:#000000}Who created it?{color}