Assignment: Create an entry in your course blog for Week 5: Web Office Tools and respond to the following questions: Is this the future of all software products? What do you think?
The future of *all* software products? I'm not sure. However, I don't think web-based office tools (such as Google Docs) are going anywhere. I think they will be increasingly used in the library world, and the world in general. Personally, I'm not going to bother getting Office on the computer I'm buying for myself this summer...I can easily use Google Docs for free instead.
I've been trying to think about how to make RefWorks (something that uses Word) work with Google Docs. I suppose one option is typing a paper in Google Docs, then saving it as a Word file, and from there adding the citations. Perhaps in the future this will be a bit more seamless.
In conclusion, I think web office tools are great, and provide flexibility. Plus they allow easy collaboration and sharing, which I think this web 2.0 thing is all about.
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