Mendeley Archives - Enhancing Postgraduate Environments https://postgradenvironments.com/tag/mendeley/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:27:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://postgradenvironments.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/favicon.png Mendeley Archives - Enhancing Postgraduate Environments https://postgradenvironments.com/tag/mendeley/ 32 32 Using technology to your advantage: Mendeley (Part 1-6) https://postgradenvironments.com/2017/10/27/using-technology-advantage-mendeley/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 07:15:00 +0000 http://postgradenvironments.com/?p=731 This 6 part video series provides an in-depth explanation of how to use the free Mendeley reference manager effectively during your research process. With this...

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]]> This 6 part video series provides an in-depth explanation of how to use the free Mendeley reference manager effectively during your research process. With this application you can integrate all your literature into one platform that can be accessed on any device, anywhere and anytime, allowing you to stay organised. You can also add colour coded annotations to the documents that you read, and seamlessly insert citations with a related bibliography, into your working document.

With a wide network of researchers, Mendeley also allows you to collaborate with like-minded people and to receive alerts of new research in your focus area/s. More information can be found at www.mendeley.com

Developed by Nuraan Davids-Latief, University of the Western Cape.

Who might find this useful?

This might be useful to any student starting a postgraduate degree or research project. Even professional researchers could find this tool very useful.

Explore these additional resources

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]]> Setting up your digital workspace https://postgradenvironments.com/2017/09/04/setting-digital-workspace/ Mon, 04 Sep 2017 13:41:48 +0000 http://postgradenvironments.com/?p=563 Postgraduate students spend hours working on their computers, as most 21st century students type all their documents. Microsoft Word offers students many powerful tools that...

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]]> Postgraduate students spend hours working on their computers, as most 21st century students type all their documents. Microsoft Word offers students many powerful tools that can save valuable time and improve the quality of their final product. This video focuses on the physical and digital configuration of your workspace. It covers keyboard shortcuts and other application windows that can be used to improve your productivity behind the computer. The presenter also offers students access to tools such as a dissertation template and back-up tools. Video 10.15 minutes.

Developed by Dr Jacques Raubenheimer. Thanks to Dr Henriëtte Van den Berg who collaborated with Dr Raubenheimer on this project.

Who might find this useful?

Postgraduate students and supervisors may find this video helpful.

Download a back-up tool and a dissertation template from Dr Raubenheimer’s website at: http://insight.trueinsight.za.com/word/word-utilities

Explore these additional resources

Visit the following websites to learn more about the ergonomics of your workspace:

Additional readings:

  • Ford, N. (2012). The essential guide to using the web for research. London: Sage.
  • Raubenheimer, J. (2012). Doing your dissertation with Microsoft Word. A comprehensive guide to using Microsoft Word for academic writing.  Bloemfontein: True Insight Publishing
  • Raubenheimer, J. (2014). Crowd-sourced reference and citation management in the information era. Bloemfontein: True Insight Publishing

 

Setting up your digital workspace: part II

Standard functions of MS Word can assist you with the organisation of your chapters and improve the quality of the presentation of your work. Limited computer literacy can waste hours of a postgraduate student’s time and can lead to significant frustration.  In this video, the presenter demonstrates various functions of Microsoft Word and Mendeley, a reference management program.  The use of these programs can improve the productivity of postgraduate students significantly. Follow the instructions in the video and explore further readings to set up your digital workspace. Video 12.31 minutes.

Developed by Dr Jacques Raubenheimer. Thanks to Dr Henriëtte van den Berg who collaborated with Dr Raubenheimer on the project.

Who else might find this useful?

Postgraduate students and supervisors may find this video helpful.

Download useful tools such as a dissertation template and back-up tools from Dr Raubenheimer’s website at: http://insight.trueinsight.za.com/word/word-utilities

Explore these additional resources

  • Ford, N. (2012). The essential guide to using the web for research. London: Sage.
  • Raubenheimer, J. (2012). Doing your dissertation with Microsoft Word. A comprehensive guide to using Microsoft Word for academic writing.  Bloemfontein: True Insight Publishing
  • Raubenheimer, J. (2014). Crowd-sourced reference and citation management in the information era. Bloemfontein: True Insight Publishing

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