Module 4 - Task 1

In this task we had to choose 2 programs that we did not already have, so that we could experiment with them to see if they would be helpful not only for our assignment but for future study.

I chose to download Copernic Agent Basic and WebCopier Pro.

Copernic Agent Basic was the only free version I could download. At first I thought that it was really excellent compared to the google search I have been using since January 2007. But after a few searches and some light reading on the discussion board I have found that Connotea is better for academic papers and I really love the one click feature and the library. Also CiteUlike is excellent because of all the different journals that you can access.

I can honestly say that I did not know or hear about meta data prior to this subject as all of my previous subjects were to do with maths, law, marketing and management. If all I take away from this subject is all of the different programs that our out there to help with my research skills than I will be one happy puppy.

Getting back to Copernic Agent (Basic). I found it fairly easy to get around and after a few attempts, I got the hang of the basic use of the program, but I will be using CiteUlike and Connotea as well in the future as the more searches you use the wider the field covered.

The next program that I downloaded was WebCopier Pro, as I thought that it would an interesting program to have a look at. Well I have to say that it took 9 minutes and 32 seconds to download the liblearn.osu.edu website and then I ls5 tutor file part that I really wanted to look at later was very hard to find and actually it was never downloaded in the first place. I was ectremely disappointed with this program and I thank god that I do not pay for my 3G internet connection so I do not have to worry about ever using this program again. I found this program to be confusing and if you do not know exactly where to look for the one part of the website that you really want to look at off line then you could waste alot of time just trying to look for it.

I think that I might try and download another program and see if I like it better, maybe the bookmarking program to help me organise my bookmarks better.

Anyway I feel I have conquered the first task and now onto the 2nd task and the next 2 concepts for the assignment.