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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Kathy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have extensive experience with
Reference Management Tools. EndNote is by far my favorite. It offers the most
features and offers great accessibility. I haven’t used newer versions of
Ref Works, as our institution has opted for the web version. (Ref Works Web) Because
it is web-based Ref Works Web offers some flexibility as far as being platform independent.
It works in any web browser but offers fewer features. Both of these
applications are stand alone and have fairly good accessibility features. I
have even seen some JAWS scripts floating around for them that may be useful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Zotero is an interesting contender
because it is a Firefox extension. It is my experience that many JAWS users (including
myself) dislike Firefox in general because of the way it interfaces with
scripts in JAWS. Zotero is nice because it is free but I have found its usefulness
to be the most limited out of the three. If you are just looking for a free tool
to track bookmarks you’re much better off using del.icio.us or Xmarks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I would love to hear from others
about their own experiences,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Jon P. Pielaet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Program Assistant for
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Disability Services for Students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Emma B. Lommasson 154<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The University of Montana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Missoula, MT 59812<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.umt.edu/dss/">www.umt.edu/dss/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>406-243-2243 Voice/Text<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>406-243-4461 Direct Line<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>From: athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen Cahill<br>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:38 PM<br>
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
Subject: [Athen] Question re: accessibility of reference tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Colleagues;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Do any of you have some
experience evaluating the accessibility of the following Reference Management
Tools: EndNote, Ref Works and Zotero? I’m especially curious
how well they work with JAWS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>
Thank you,<br>
Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>**************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Kathleen Cahill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Adaptive Technology Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>MIT ATIC (Adaptive Technology)
Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>77 Mass. Ave. 7-143<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cambridge MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(617) 253-5111<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>kcahill@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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