Microsoft Tools and Resources for Academics and Researchers

Data collection and analysis, as well as information authoring, publishing, and preservation, are essential components of an academic’s daily work. The following resources have been developed to help assist you with these tasks.

Microsoft Tools and Resources

• Collect Data, Research, and Analyze

• • NodeXL
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Data Mining Add-ins for Microsoft Office 2007
  • Trident Scientific Workflow Workbench
  • Research Desktop
  • Microsoft Mathematics 4.0

• Author

• • Article Authoring Add-in for Microsoft Office Word
  • Creative Commons Add-in v1.0 for Microsoft Office
  • Word Add-in for Ontology Recognition
  • Chemistry Add-in for Word
  • Microsoft Mathematics Add-In for Word and OneNote

• Publish and Disseminate

• • Conference Management Tool

• Store, Archive, and Preserve

• • Zentity (Research-Output Repository Platform)
  • PLANETS Project
  • OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-ins for Office
  • OpenXML Document Viewer

• Collaborate

• • The Research Information Centre Framework

• Discover/Search

• • oreChem Project
  • Windows Live Translator service
  • FacetLens
  • Libra Academic Search

Papers on STEM

• Learning about Learning in Computational Science and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education