Perhaps I am the rare exception, but when doing research I turn off the computer and pull out the books and newspapers. For me, nothing compares to having a hard copy of the material right in front of you. I underline important points with my promotional gel pen, highlight useful information, and bookmark pages for reference.
But according to Mashable, students turn to the Internet for research more often than not. The problem that arises is that citation pages are often inaccurate; it's difficult to preserve "bibliography information while cruising from link to link."
In an attempt to correct this issue, Citelighter has created a note-collecting toolbar that students can use as they browse the Web. Mashable reports that once the Firefox plugin has been downloaded, "students can highlight any text on any web page and click a 'capture' button to save it in a virtual notebook." When students sit down to write, the highlighted content is easily accessed. The information can even be reordered into an outline.
Best of all, the app automatically builds the student's citation page.
Currently, the extension is only available for Firefox users. However, the company says it will release versions for Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer in the near future. Do you prefer to do your work online, or are you a fan of traditional research methods?
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