ACAP Learning Resources: Digital Toolkit: Useful Software

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EBSCOhost Mobile
EBSCOhost Mobile provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) or EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) interfaces via mobile devices without the need to download an application.
Ebook Central
Ebook Central is designed with mobile in mind. Access the site from your tablet or phone, and download ebooks for offline reading.
Library on Vimeo
Instructional videos which demonstrate how to use the library, its services and resources.
MultiSearch
Try our new and improved MultiSearch interface.
Google Scholar Extension
This extension adds a browser button for easy access to Google Scholar from any web page.
PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central, publisher web sites, and links to ACAP Library resources.
Unpaywall Extension
Click the green tab and skip the paywall on millions of peer-reviewed journal articles. It's fast, free, and legal.
Mendeley Extension
When viewing an article or a list of references in the browser, click the Mendeley Web Importer icon in the toolbar.
VitalSource Bookshelf
A mobile ereader for the library's ebooks on the VitalSource platform.

Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a fast, simple and secure web browser, built for the modern web.
Firefox
Firefox - A popular, fast, secure, open source web browser.
Duckduckgo
The search engine that doesn't track you.

Adobe Digital Editions
Download this free eReader to experience your books in the most optimum format across PC, MAC, tablets or mobile devices. Use it to read downloaded content from the library's ebook databases.
Bluefire Reader
Bluefire Reader also enables you to download and read ebooks from the library's online databases.

ZoteroBib
ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.
Zotero [Recommended]
Zotero is a powerful, easy-to-use research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources and then share the results of your research.
Mendeley
Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and annotate your PDFs on any device. Showcase your work and assess the impact of your research.
Crossref
Crossref makes research outputs easy to find, cite, link, and assess. A not-for-profit membership organization that exists to make scholarly communications better.
Research Gate
ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. Good place to check the credentials of the authors of academic papers.
CiteFast
Claims to be the the web's fastest and most accurate citation generator.
Cite This For Me
Quickly create a citation using the APA or Harvard referencing styles. Good for those tricky references like court cases, legislation, broadcasts, conference proceedings, etc. It's fast and free! Note: do not sign up.
CiteULike
CiteULike is a web service which allows users to save and share citations to academic papers.
CMAP
This Software empowers users to construct, navigate, share, and criticize knowledge models represented as Concept Maps.
Evernote
Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving.
Google Drive
Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more
Nectar
Nectar Cloud provides computing infrastructure, software and services that allow Australia's research community to store, access, and run data, remotely, rapidly and autonomously.

Office 365 - Free for teachers & students
Students and teachers are eligible for Office 365 Education, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools.
Libre Office
LibreOffice is a free powerful office suite with a clean interface. Recommended for Mac users not wanting MS Office.
Open Office
The OpenOffice open source project is the home of free software, OpenOffice Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw and Base.
CMAP
This software allows users to construct, navigate, share, and criticize knowledge models represented as Concept or Mind Maps.

Zoom
Need help from a librarian? Can't make it into the library? Download Zoom Video Conferencing software and request a meeting. Zoom allows you to connect and share content using PC, Mac, iOS or Android devices.
Vidcoder
VidCoder is an open-source DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.
Handbrake Older version 0.9.4
Download older version 0.9.4 for MAC or Windows
VLC Player
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs and more.
MS Moviemaker
A solid, free video editor from Microsoft.

Genopro 1.7 Free (Windows only)
GenoPro is an online family tree program that allows you to map genograms. Please note, the free version has limited functionality.
iGenogram
Genogram creator for Mac. This will cost you around $20.

Academia
A place to share and follow research.
FaceBook
Why not use FaceBook to connect and collaborate with students, researchers and academics.
Goodreads
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads, the world's largest site for readers and book recommendations.
LibraryThing
A home for your books: Enter what you’re reading or your whole library. It’s an easy, library-quality catalog.
A community book lovers: LibraryThing connects you to people who read what you do.
Padlet
Padlet is a digital canvas to create beautiful projects that are easy to share and collaborate on.
It works like a piece of paper. We give you an empty page - a padlet - and you can put whatever you like on it. Drag in a video, record an interview, snap a selfie, write your own text posts or upload some documents.
ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators.
Twitter
From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

Disclaimer

Any links to third-party software available on this website are provided “as is” without warranty and are to be used at your own risk. Downloading and installing this software is carried out with the understanding that you will be solely responsible for any damage to computer systems that may result from such activities and for the protection and backup of the data and equipment used in connection with it. The college is not liable for any damages incurred in connection with downloading, installing, using, modifying or distributing this material.