The following Free or Low Cost Assistive Technology programs, software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of Research Tools.
Research Tools
BibMe
Features:
- Online automatic bibliography maker on the web
- Search for the citation information or manually enter it into the site
- Add citations to your works cited list
- When your research is over, download your bibliography in one of four formats: MLA, APA, Chicago
- More Information: BibMe Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
CitationGenerator
Features:
- This tool helps to create citations for APA, MLA, and Chicago
- Add Free
- More information: CitationGenerator Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Online Resource
Citation Machine
Features:
- Use this tool to create citations, works cited, and bibliographies
- Formatting options for MLA, APA, Chicago
- Fill in the web form with the information from your resource and click “Make Citation”
- Citation will show up on your screen to copy into you document
- More Information: Citation Machine Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
Diigo
Features:
- Collect annotations, highlights, and bookmarks for webpages
- Available as a chrome extension and a mobile app browser
- Add sticky notes to webpages to review later
- More Information: Diigo Website
Cost: Free or $40/year for upgraded version
Compatibility: Chrome Extension; iOS; Android
EasyBib
Features:
- Free, Online Bibliography and Citation Generator
- Provides MLA, APA, and Chicago citations for virtually any research source
- Manually input publication information for non-electronic sources or copy URL address into the website to create your citation
- More Information: EasyBib Website
Cost: Free or $9.95/month for Plus account
Compatibility: Online Resource
Evernote Web Clipper
Features:
- With a single click, clip part of any webpage including images, text, or links
- Clippings get saved to your Evernote account for access later
- Collect research or items of interest in one place for easy organized information collection
- Read and access your research from any computer or device
- More Information: Evernote Web Clipper Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension
LiquidText
Features:
- Add articles and documents into one space
- Link all of your notes and highlights next to the article for review later
- Pinch search and highlight mode allows for condensing an article or document to view your selected content together
- Additional features available in the Pro version
- More Information: LiquidText Website
Cost: Free for Lite version or one time $30 purchase for Pro version
Compatibility: iOS, Mac, Windows
Note Anywhere
Features:
- Add post-it notes to any of your web pages while researching
- Post-Its are saved so the next time you open the webpage, the post its will be there
- More Information: Note Anywhere Chrome Installation
Cost: Free
Compatibility: Chrome Extension
Pearltrees
Features:
- Organize, explore and share resources using this app
- Add files, web pages, photos and organize them according to project, assignment or collection
- Sync across computer, tablet and mobile device
- More Information: Pealtrees Website
Cost: Free
Compatibility: iOS; Android
Features:
- Save articles, videos, webpages, photos or anything you find online to read later using this app
- Content syncs across all devices for easy access, anywhere, anytime
- Simple, easy-to-use interface for great viewing
- Share your clippings with others
- More Information: Pocket Website
Cost: Free or $4.99/month for Premium
Compatibility: Online Resource; iOS; Android
Scrible
Features:
- Annotate, highlight and type right into your web browser
- Capture thoughts and share your comments in the web page
- Share your annotation in a variety of formats with others via email or social media
- Bookmark and save your webpages in the cloud for access from anywhere
- More Information: Scrible Website
Cost: Free or $35/year for Pro plan
Compatibility: Online Resource
To download a printable copy with live links of the entire list of Free and Low Cost Assistive Technology for Research, please click on the following link: Research AT