Review of Zotero, An Invaluable Reference Manager

The personal research assistant that I wish I had discovered sooner.

Was the Guerilla Open Access Manifesto as effective as possible?

Aaron Swartz was far more than your average online blogger rattling on about the Establishment undermining the liberties of the Internet. Swartz was one of the greatest hacktivists to ever live, and a true crusader for…

The Internet’s Own Boy Reaction/Reflection

Aaron Swartz is a name that is perhaps not known by most Americans, or even users of…

What Does it Mean to be a Scholar?

There is no doubt that the internet offers an enormous amount of information, but is that information available to everyone with a computer? The short answer is no.

The Knowledge Barrier

Knowledge is what keeps the human race moving forward, it leads to creation, innovation and development. Before modernity, ideas expanded by trade or interaction and they helped societies build civilizations. Powerful knowledge from Darwin, Confucius, Simone de Beauvoir or Thoreau, which…

Are Libraries Really Third Spaces?

I grew up in a little town in rural North Carolina. Our public library was about two miles from my childhood home, and I still remember the smell — one of old books (of course) and stuffy carpet.

Citation Management Tool Review: CiteULike

I chose to review CiteULike for my citation management tool simply because the ease of access to register. For all websites in general, I’m a big fan of the embedded “Log in with Facebook” button. All information included on the website would indicate the…

Who writes Wikipedia?

Since middle school, students have always been taught to stay away from Wikipedia as a source, as random people can just alter and edit the information found on the page, making it an unreliable source in the eyes of many. Although this has been the research norm ingrained in students…