{"id":47093,"date":"2025-07-31T10:37:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=47093"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:37:51","slug":"library-tools-to-make-research-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2025\/07\/library-tools-to-make-research-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Tools to Make Research Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The library has a variety of tools and resources to make your research easier! Explore the options below to ensure you are set for the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read by QxMD<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mobile app or website that allows you to keep the latest research in one location. You can filter by specialty or preferred journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Download Read by QxMD at http:\/\/qx.md\/read<\/a> or through the app store. If the web version is preferred visit https:\/\/readbyqxmd.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Navigate to Account Settings -> Institutional Access and add University of Cincinnati. This will provide you with continuous access to the library\u2019s journal subscriptions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    LibKey Nomad<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Browser extension that provides one click access to full text articles to which the library subscribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Download LibKey Nomad at libkeynomad.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Enter University of Cincinnati as your institution.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      Citation Managers<\/p>\n\n\n

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      The library supports Zotero (a free open source option) and EndNote (a subscription based option). Zotero is free for everyone, while EndNote is available for free to all individuals at the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Allied Health Sciences. Individuals outside of these colleges are required to purchase EndNote. Citation managers help you to easily save and organize your references. They also provide a write and cite feature with a plug in for Word, Pages, or Google Docs. Learn more at: https:\/\/guides.libraries.uc.edu\/citation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Covidence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Online tool that streamlines the process of literature intense research projects (such as systematic and scoping reviews).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Sign up for a new account at: https:\/\/app.covidence.org\/organizations\/7gwO5\/signup<\/a>\n