Altmetrics as a discovery tool Last October I attended the 2:AM Altmetrics conference in Amsterdam. It was a fascinating day, where I met a number of interesting people and gained plenty of inspiration. This post is the first of a number that were inspired by it. Mieneke van der Salm • December 22, 2015
Thumbs up for your references with CiteULike CiteULike, the social bookmarking tool for academics is an easy way to save references you discover online without leaving your browser. But it is more than just a way to collect your references thanks to its social features. Mieneke van der Salm • August 04, 2015
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
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