global perspectives distance learning course

[Eric Anderson]

Hello, patty

I recommend downloading the free version. The software is very easy to use (user friendly), and it can be very handy, even without the bibliography generator. For instance, you can create annotations for the snippets that you select, and save 2 types of metadata: importance of the snippet, and comments. Now, it’s obvious that the free version is out there to entice you to move to the pay-for products, but I don’t see any reason why not use what is given for free… This is what I’m doing, even though we have the professional version installed at the UV lab, which is great help…

Regards,

Eric


Patty Davies <patty at CRUZIO.COM> wrote:Hi Eric - I had a chance to check out the site -- I think right now that this would not work for me, ie., I am happy with my research filing system and how I find things, etc.  I did read under the caveats "People who *shouldn't* use this product" and it mentions "Students who want academic-style citations to the material they’ve found. They should use the Standard Edition, which (like the Professional Edition) automatically generates bibliographies in MLA, APA or Chicago styles."  Now, this feature sounds interesting to me:  I have been working on a sociolinguistic booklist for quite a while plus a couple projects in which I have compiled an annotated bibliography where this would help me.   So, I may like the $80 or $130 versions of the product.  Except I wasn't in the market for buying a product.......

I also was hesitant to download, even for free.  It might be OK software, just that I don't want to start playing with it and suck up a lot of time.

Patty


At 09:34 AM 1/28/05, you wrote:
Hello Patty. NetSnippets is a program used for collecting/annotating/sharing pieces of information found on the web. It is very convenient in my opinion, and we've been using it at our academy for a while (it's installed on all the computers in our computer lab). There is a free version that supports most of the features at: http://www.netsnippets.com/basic/index.htm
The full version is very popular among academic institutions as far as I know (I think they give 50% discounts for academic users), but I wanted to make sure before I downloaded the free software to my own private PC. Please let me know what you think.
Eric


Patty Davies <patty at CRUZIO.COM> wrote:

   Hello Eric - I am a linguist and receive an online "syntax/semantics minijournal' called Snippets.  But, I have never heard of NetSnippets -- what is that & how do you access this software (it's a free download?)?


   Patty Davies



   At 02:02 AM 1/27/05, you wrote:

   I study linguistics and gender studies at the university of Toronto. I'm taking a distance learning course on global perspectives on feminist education, and our professor has instructed us to install a free version of software call NetSnippets.

   I was wandering if this is practice is considered to be desirable? a trend maybe?

   Thank you,

   Eric



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