{"id":384,"date":"2020-08-03T12:49:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/?p=384"},"modified":"2020-08-03T12:49:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:49:41","slug":"library-guide-on-tools-and-applications-for-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/2020\/08\/03\/library-guide-on-tools-and-applications-for-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Library guide on tools and applications for research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that one tab of the <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.sun.ac.za\/researchprocess\/home\">Research Process library guide<\/a> is dedicated to tools and applications for research? This page takes through the research process and highlights useful tools and applications which you may find helpful while going through the different steps of doing your research. It includes planning tools, conceptualisation tools, note taking, surveys, links to other library guides and tools for data analysis. Just to mention a few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.sun.ac.za\/researchprocess\/UsefulTools\">Explore the guide on your own here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You are welcome to contact us if you need\u00a0 assistance with any of the tools listed here.<\/p>\n<p>Useful link: Also see Nicole Hennig&#8217;s\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/smallwow.com\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best apps for academics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools.jpg\" rel=\"https:\/\/libguides.sun.ac.za\/researchprocess\/UsefulTools\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-385 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools-940x527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools-940x527.jpg 940w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools-580x325.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools-676x379.jpg 676w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/libraryresearchnews\/files\/2020\/07\/researchtools.jpg 1397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that one tab of the Research Process library guide is dedicated to tools and applications for research? 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