Right now I use about 30GB on average, but the Pro option allows uploading of unlimited file sizes, so I can transfer video files or large numbers of music files among computers easily. I went with the Pro option of 100GB option for $99/year. The free storage is 2GB (although with accepted referrals you can get that up to 18GB). Once you find stuff, you have to store it somewhere, and after experimenting with multiple syncing applications I’ve finally settled on Dropbox exclusively. I was on the redesign committee, and we stole every good idea any library had and put them together pretty smoothly as far as I’m concerned.) (Which is a pity, because we’re releasing a new website this summer. Once I started using this, I have almost no need to ever go to the library website anymore. The links can be to whatever you want, and our version has links to the library home page, ILL, reserves, and our reference chat service among other things. For example, as you can see in the image below of the Princeton University Library version, users can search for databases by title or search for ejournals by title. Some of the obvious searches are for a library catalog, WorldCat, Web of Science, or large aggregator databases, but other searches can be set up. It allows users to do various searches directly from the application. LibX allows libraries to build a customized library application that runs as an extension in Google Chrome or an add-on in Mozilla Firefox. Plus there’s an addendum on Evernote and Evernote Clearly. I’ll focus on four productivity tools: the LibX toolbar, Dropbox, Calibre, and Zotero (the reason for this order will be more obvious below). This is the latest configuration in my quest to find, store, organize, and access scholarly information in the safest and most efficient way possible.
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