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Simple to use open source software that assists collaboration in workgroups. It isn't project management software, but certainly would help setting up responsibilities and storing/tracking contributions made by groups of researchers working together.

This Mac software may help some researchers who find email and social media distracting.

Excellent presentation on data management practices and file naming schemes: http://t.co/zPvuTuw6 #datamanagement #datacuration

Papers revolutionizes the way you deal with your research documents. It allows you to search for them, download and organize them together with supplementary material, allows you to read them full screen, highlight and keep notes, sync them to your iPad or iPhone, cite them in your favorite word processor, share them with your colleagues, and much much more.

Bulk Rename Utility is a free file renaming software for Windows. Bulk Rename Utility allows you to easily rename files and entire folders based upon extremely flexible criteria.

PSRenamer is a program with a graphical interface that will easily rename a group of files for you. You can change file extensions, or any part of the file name. You can also assign a series of sequentially numbered file names, or replace certain characters with others. Preview and Undo functions are available. PSRenamer is freeware. There is no registration fee required for use of the software.

Feedback collection platform. Can be used to gather community input to innovation.

Short interesting article that urges authors of research papers to take them to the next level and treat them as Open Source software.

How to use the Web to find content for your talks, record them, share them with others and save them for future audiences. Also explains how to share it all for free and how to convert closed formats into open ones by using the Web. A really useful review of mostly free software.

Web-based data visualization tool. Has demos and sample applications and a tutorial. It is open source software developed at UC Berkeley.

Another free mindmapping tool.

Secure large file transfer service. Peer-to-peer. No software to install.

Not a free app, but well regarded.

Allows for creation, collaboration and sharing of documents combining the powers of Google Apps with Microsoft Office.

Free, browser-based easy-to-use tool to help collect, organize/sort, search, cite, and share research sources.

a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. Automatically generate bibliographies Collaborate easily with other researchers online Easily import papers from other research software Find relevant papers based on what you're reading Access your papers from anywhere online Read papers on the go, with our new iPhone app

Hi Sophie, I currently use Endnote but am thinking about switching to Mendeley. I've read that Mendeley doesn't interact as easily (i.e import references) with Library Online Catalogues /databases- have you tried it? Also, are there any copyright issues with Mendeley if I want to keep pdf's attached to all my references and share my library with users? Does it have the functionality to share just citations but not the fulltext pdf's?

Hi Sarina 1. I haven't seen any options to export references to mendeley in catalogues or databases. However they get around this by using a web bookmarking tool to bookmark and then import citation information from databases. I haven't tested this function so you may want to try it out with the databases you like to use before you give up Endnote. Here's the link to learn more: http://www.mendeley.com/import/ 2. This is a bit of a copyright minefield. You could only share someone else's copyrighted work if you have written permission from the author, or they use something like a creative commons license which allows sharing. Educational purposes only encompasses sharing a work to UTS students or staff and this sharing must occur through our DRR (http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/staff/learning-and-teaching/digital-resources-register). You can share your own materials as long as you still hold the copyright of your work and haven't signed it over to your publisher. *phew* This is why we love open access at UTS :D We have heaps of info about copyright here: http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/students/finding-information/copyright 3.You can add citations without adding a pdf. I hope that helps :D

Dropbox provides a single folder that allows you to both backup and share files, particularly large files that are a pain to email. It can be used on any computer or smart phone.

a journal management and publishing system that has been developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to expand and improve access to research.