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Collaboration & Communication
Need help with your research? Use these tools to help you find, organise, reference, visualise and share your work. Click on the title of a tool for more information, and to vote or comment on your favourite tool.
ANDS
Australian National Data Service- Allows researchers to easily publish, discover, access and use research data using a cohesive collection of research resources from a variety of research institutions.
ARCS Data Fabric
A national data storage system, available to all Australian researchers and free within stated limits.
ColWiz
An all-in-one tool that combines a range of functionality that allows researchers to collaborate, manage different projects, organise events, mark up research content and manage references.
Confluence
A social networking and collaboration tool that enables researchers and the people they work with to create, share, discover, discuss and find content.
Connotea
A free online reference manager for researchers.
Diigo
An information management tool to help researchers manage bookmarks, notes, highlights, documents, audio and video and more.
Dropbox
Online depository where users can drop a range of files and formats and access them anywhere online. Smartphone versions available.
Edistorm
An online collaboration and brainstorming application that lets users add, discuss and organize ideas from multiple locations before, during and after (or instead of) meetings.
Google Docs
Online collaboration tool that lets researchers work and communicate with their work groups and allow them to upload, edit and share their work in real-time. Smartphone versions available.
Many Eyes
A tool that allows you to upload data, visualize it and share it with others.
Mendeley
A free reference manager and academic social network that allows researchers to organize their work, collaborate with others online and discover the latest research.
Nature Network
Nature Network is the professional networking website for scientists around the world. It’s an online meeting place where researchers can gather, share and discuss ideas, and keep in touch.
NeCTAR
National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources- an Australian Government project aimed at building new infrastructure specifically for the needs of Australian researchers allowing them to connect, share and collaborate.
OffiSync
OffiSync supercharges Microsoft Office, enabling users to significantly improve the way they create, collaborate, and share their documents by integrating Microsoft Office with Google Docs and Google Apps.
