Organizing

Take control of your life, your stuff or just your Web bookmarks with these innovative and helpful applications.

Resources in this category:

BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker
http://www.bibme.org/

Free online bibliography maker that supports MLA, APA, Chicago and Turabian styles. Either input bibliographic information manually or use the autofill mode. Works with books, magazines, newspapers, websites, journals, and films. Includes the option to save bibliographies.

Connotea: free online reference management
http://www.connotea.org/

Keep track of your research resources, including bibliographic information, assign tags, download information to desktop applications, share resources with colleagues or browse the libraries of other researchers. Since Connotea is Web-based, access your information from any computer with a Web connection. Free registration required.

Del.icio.us
http://delicious.com/

A free social bookmarking web service that allows for storing, sharing and discovering web bookmarks.

Doodle
http://www.doodle.com/

Doodle allows you to create a poll, forward to participants and get results quickly and easily. Doodle can also be used as a simple scheduling tool.

Elf | Your Personal Email Library Reminder Service
http://www.libraryelf.com/

"A web-based and email tool for library users to keep track of their library borrowings . . .like a personal assistant, whose task is to help with keeping track of what one has on loan from the library. Designed with the busy or avid library user in mind, Elf is ideal for families with multiple library cards or for individuals (writers, researchers, students, readers, etc.) who have cards from different libraries." Free registration required.

Furl - Your Favorite Bookmarked URLs
http://www.furl.net/

"An easier way to save and share your online discoveries. Find Web sites that others have Furled, Save a copy of any web page with one click, Share anything you've Furled -- or keep it private."

Gallery
http://gallery.menalto.com/

Web based photo album organizer that is free. It is an open source project.

Goodreads
http://www.goodreads.com/

"Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone's bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future. Don’t stop there – join a discussion group, start a book club, contact an author, and even post your own writing."

Google Notebook
http://notebook.google.com/

Create and organize multiple notebooks through any computer with this web-based application. Organize notes by clipping text, images, and links from web sites without leaving the page. Publish your notebooks online for others to see! Google Notebook is also accessible from your mobile phone! Free registration required.

GuruLib Home Library Cataloging
http://www.gurulib.com/

Catalog and organize your books and media, share reviews and comments about what you're reading, listening to or playing, and connect with others who share your taste.

Jalbum
http://jalbum.net/

Create photo album web site with free software, skins and site hosting.

Library Thing | Catalog your books online
http://www.librarything.com/

"Enter what you're reading or your whole library—it's an easy, library-quality catalog. LibraryThing also connects you with people who read the same things."

netRocket / bookmarks.com
http://www.bookmarks.com/

This site is a tool for bookmarking the favorites to an internet destination. Also assists in setting up reminders for visiting different sites. Sites can be tagged and organized from any computer.

PBWorks
http://pbworks.com/

PBWorks allows you to create, collaborate and share information via a wiki. The wiki allows incorporation of RSS feeds, tags and the ability to embed video and audio. A free option available.

PixelPipe
http://pixelpipe.com/

"Pixelpipe is a media gateway that allows users to publish text and upload photos, video and audio files once through Pixelpipe." Uploaded content can be distributed to over 95 online destinations such as social networks, blogs and so on.

Remember the Milk
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

Online to-do list that manages tasks more efficiently. Gone are the days of lost sticky notes, erased whiteboards, and random scraps of paper. This web-application works with Google Calendar, Twitter, iPhones, and more. Receive reminders via email or instant messenger. Free registration required. Site available in numerous languages.

RSSCalendar
http://www.rsscalendar.com/Default.aspx

"RSSCalendar is an exciting new way for individuals and organizations to share their calendars with family, friends, and co-workers - utilizing the latest in "Really Simple Syndication" (RSS) technology, including RSS channel creation and aggregation." Requires free registration for use.

StumbleUpon
http://www.stumbleupon.com/

StumbleUpon is a personalized recommendation search engine that uses peer and social-networking principles in providing information. Users in the StumbleUpon community can recommend/rate web pages, photos and videos.

Task.fm
http://task.fm/

Task.fm touts themselves as "your digital personal assistant." Task.fm uses natural language recognition to record your notes. You can also have reminds sent to yourself via email, text, twitter or phone.

TimeBridge
http://www.timebridge.com/home.php

TimeBridge is a web-based tool to organize and collaborate to schedule meetings.

WebNotes
http://www.webnotes.net/

Allows you to do "faster and more effective web research" by marking up web pages with highlighters and sticky notes then organizing and creating a report. You need to purchase the Pro version to use it on PDF files.

Yammer
https://www.yammer.com/

Yammer is a productivity tool. A basic account is free and includes package of microblogging, file sharing, group creation, SMS integration, mailing list integration, and desktop/iPhone/Blackberry integration.