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Since the Internet is a tool that most students use to do research, and since most research papers are based on quotes used from various sources, Diigo provides a way to not only bookmark your sources, but also to manage and access your quotes, notes, and analysis.

The following are some suggested guidelines for using Diigo.

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Step 1: Determine Your Thesis

The best way to do research is know what your thesis is for a given topic. So if you’re writing a controversial issue paper on gun laws or gun control in the U.S., you will want to develop your opinion about a particular aspect of the issue.

Having a thesis in mind can help you narrow research, even if you change your thesis during the process.

Step 2: Using Diigo Tools

Before the Internet and Google, research papers were done using reading material in the library and note cards for recording and managing quotes and analysis. The content of the note cards were in turn used to write the paper. Diigo’s highlighting tools and your Diigo library can serve as your note cards.

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Before you start doing research using Internet resources, open your Diigo account/library and create a list for your topic. This list will be used to manage all your bookmarks and highlights. This management tool will save you lots of time and provide you with a way to access your research from any computer.

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If you have never used Diigo before, you will want to open a free account and install the Diigo bookmarklet, or class="vt-p" href="http://www.diigo.com/tools/diigolet">diigolet, in your favorite web browser (click on the Tools icon on the class="vt-p" href="http://www.diigo.com/index">Diigo homepage to get instructions for setting up a bookmarklet for the browser you use).

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Using the Diigo toolbar, you can easily bookmark and annotate sources just as you do with paper documents.

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You might consider color coding your highlights, e.g., yellow for quotes that support your thesis, and green for quotes that are against your thesis.

Step 3: Using Your Highlights & Notes

As you do your research using Diigo, you will of course find all your bookmarks, highlights, and notes saved to your Diigo library and list page. Your list page even has a permanent URL, which means you can access it directly.

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With your page open, you can simply copy and paste your quotes as you write your paper. Since the URLs for your sources are also saved, they can be easily put into the bibliography in your research paper.

If you’re working on a group research project, Diigo can be used for the same purpose. Simply create a group for which everyone can bookmark sources to.

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Portable media players are becoming more and more popular. With the widespread use of WiFi (wireless Internet access) penetrating our daily lives in cafes, schools, libraries, airports, and other public spots, more and more people are turning to portable gadgets.

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The Archos media tablet has its own built-in CPU. However, as this gadget is meant mainly for entertainment purposes, the CPU is often left out of the limelight. Most consumers are mainly concerned about whether the graphics will run smoothly, and how many movies they can store on the media player.

You can use the Archos media player to watch TV content, stream movies over the Internet, or play your own movies. This device supports many media formats. Formats include MPEG, WMV, H.264, AVI, and DivX. There is no QWERTY keyboard available. All the commands are issued using touch screen. The only off screen operations are the power and the volume control.

This gadget comes in 3 versions – 60GB, 120GB, and 250GB. The smallest version weighs only .55 pounds, while the other two versions weigh .66 pounds. That means you can easily bring the device wherever you go without hassle. The amount of disk space required depends on how much content you wish to store in the gadget. Given the advanced compression technology available today, each high quality movie will usually require no more than 1GB of disk space.

There are many ways that an individual can store content in a media player. Content can be easily downloaded over the Internet. Or special software can be used to convert VCD or DVD movies into digital formats. The media player can also be connected to the television set for recording of programs.

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