Anyone who has done any type of online research certainly can understand the feeling suggested by “arrrrgh.” You find an article and scan it. “Yes,” you think, “this is perfect.” So, you print it out and later realize that you didn’t add the URL and date/time of retrieval for your reference page. Or, you did remember you would need the info, but you had to laboriously write it out because you didn’t set your browser print preferences to add it automatically. Or, perhaps you bookmarked it instead of printing it but still can’t find it because, if you’re like me, you have about a kazillion unorganized bookmarks that you plan to get around to organizing but don’t because…well…you know. In either case (print or bookmark) you definitely experienced the third R of education: arrrrgh!
Fortunately, there are some web services that can help. 
This post will only go over a few of the many capabilities that each tool has – I’m hoping you will test it out and add your comments so we can all benefit from each others’ experiences with these tools.
First Looks
The three services I checked out were CiteULike, Connotea, and Magnolia. While not technically the same, all three have interesting capabilities that can make your research experience (and your students’ experiences) more pleasant. Read the rest of this entry »
