Posted by ucdlibrary on May 28, 2007
Trying to organise your thoughts or brainstorm? Why not use mind maps to visually represent your options or ideas? Web 2.o now has seen the growth of a range of services that will help you to create online mindmaps and allow you to share and collaborate.
Bubbl.us is a free service that allow you to quickly set and manage your mindmaps. It also allows you to share them online and to invite others to participate.
Mindomo also allows you to create and share mind maps that are very visual in nature.
There are other mind map services out there that you can use. If you have a favourite that we haven’t mentioned, why not let us know?
Diarmuid
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Posted by ucdlibrary on May 22, 2007
Want to see your ideas in 3D? The web now offers a variety of ways of allowing this to happen.
Google SketchUp is a free download, that offers an easy-to-use interface for creating 3D models. When you have created your masterpiece, you can then place it in the world by placing it in Google Earth.
Floorplanner, does exactly what the name implies, it creates floor plans. It is a web 2.0 application, that simplifies the whole process. It comes with objects such as furniture and plants that you can manipulate on the screen for the perfect plan.
Diarmuid
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Posted by ucdlibrary on April 3, 2007
This UCD Library virtual study aids blog will suggest tools that you can use to make your study more productive.
The good news is that this is all free and as it is all Web 2.0 based, it is available to you from any computer attached to the web.
To kick off, why not download the Library toolbar. With this you can, among other things, quickly search databases and find useful library webpages.
Subscribe to our News RSS Feed and keep up to date with any new tools as they become available.
Let us know what you think, and if you have found the perfect tool to help with your study, drop us a line and we’ll feature it.
Diarmuid, Stewart, Etain
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Posted by ucdlibrary on April 3, 2007
Off campus? Use our electronic resources regularly? here’s a tool that you might find useful. MyAthens toolbar. Install and the toolbar will display most of the online library resources available off-campus, once you are logged into UCD Connect (of course). Below is a screen shot of what it looks like in action. All you need do is click on the resource that you want. Simple really, but so useful.
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