Tips and Tricks with Coen van Hasselt

Coen van Hasselt is a pharmacology researcher at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research. We previously interviewed Coen as part of a survey on reference manager use last year, so he seemed like a logical choice for this month's interview.

Mieneke van der Salm • October 28, 2014

(Reference) Managing on the Move

In today's world of tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices a lot of reading and annotating happens away from a computer or laptop. Here is an overview of apps that accommodate Mendeley and Zotero use on mobile devices.

Mieneke van der Salm • October 21, 2014

Battle of the Reference Managers

What are the differences between Endnote and Zotero/Mendeley? What are the pros and cons for all of them and what should decide your choice for one of them?

Mieneke van der Salm • October 13, 2014

Get Organised: Managing Your References Online

What are reference managers? Why would they be useful? And how do they tie into altmetrics, if at all? This month's focus will be on Mendeley and Zotero, the two largest social reference managers.

Mieneke van der Salm • October 07, 2014

Workshopping (Social) Media

Last Friday I attended the pilot of a new workshop presented by Erik Kwakkel and Hermen Visser on traditional and social media and how researchers can use them effectively to communicate their research.

Mieneke van der Salm • September 30, 2014

Tips and Tricks with Marjan Groot

Marjan Groot is an art historian for Design and Decorative Art. A senior lecturer and member of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, she started a Tumblr last year. I asked her why she chose Tumblr and about her experiences using it.

Mieneke van der Salm • September 23, 2014

Teaching Through Tumblr

As a somewhat less formal, or even frankly informal, form of communication Tumblr has a low barrier to engagement and as such can serve as a great way to interact with many types of public and for many different aims.

Mieneke van der Salm • September 16, 2014

How to tumble Tumblr

How do you start a Tumblr, beyond signing up for an account? What are the best practices? As with any social network, Tumblr has its own set of rules and customs. Here are seven things to keep in mind when Tumbling.

Mieneke van der Salm • September 09, 2014

Tumbling through academia

You might have come across Tumblr before as one of the greatest procrastination tools out on the internet. But Tumblr is far more than just gifs, YouTube videos and pretty pictures. It can be a useful tool for academic purposes.

Mieneke van der Salm • September 02, 2014

Digital Scholarship@Leiden

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