Web Sites and Tools of Interest

Academia.edu. http://academia.edu. Basically a "Facebook for faculty." You can create a profile, upload papers, list your research interests, etc. (Contributed by Jeffrey Beall, Auraria Library)

Charity Navigator. http://www.charitynavigator.org. Evaluates charitable organizations on a number of criteria.

Deep Dyve. http://www.deepdyve.com. They call themselves "the Netflix of Academic Journals." A 'rent-an-article' service. Of course, I encourage you to go through the Auraria Library for your article research needs. But sites like Deep Dyve can be an alternative choice for those without campus connections, overseas, etc. (Contributed by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library)

FeedMyInBox.com. http://www.feedmyinbox.com. If you prefer email as a way to keep up on RSS feeds this site allows you to do this. You simply enter the URL of the feed, and when it's updated, the site sends you an email. (Contributed by Jeffrey Beall, Auraria Library)

Readability. http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability. A helpful tool for people who want to focus on reading without clutter. This is VERY simple to install and use. (Contributed by David Hildebrand, UCD Philosophy)

Instapaper. http://www.instapaper.com. With one click, save that long online article to read later. Like the site above, VERY simple to install and use. (Contributed by David Hildebrand, UCD Philosophy)

Top 100 Liberal Arts Professors Blogs. http://www.universityreviewsonline.com/2005/10/the-top-100-lib.html (Contributed by Gayle Bradbeer, Auraria Library)


Have a website to share with colleagues? Let me know: Ellen.Metter(at)ucdenver.edu.