Software and Tools

Provides an easy browsing option for discovering Penn Libraries scholarly journal content. BrowZine pulls together articles from library subscription databases, joins them into complete issues, and displays them in a “newsstand” view.

Tool that helps you create a data management plan.

Citation management tool.

Cloud-based electronic lab notebooks (ELNs). LabArchives is an Internet2 approved ELN.

Mendeley assists at every stage of the research process, from gathering research and annotating PDFs to organizing citations and creating bibliographies.

An open source language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It has both the flexibility and steep learning curve of a programming language.

ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between you and your professional activities ensuring that your work is recognized.

RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files, online databases and other sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography.

SciENcv is a tool managed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that allows researchers to create a biographical sketch (biosketch) to submit with their grant proposals for funding from NIH, and it can now also be used when seeking funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Open-source citation management tool. Compatible with Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Edge, and exists as a standalone application as well.