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Definition: 

Give the definition here in a complete sentence (or several complete sentences).  Start with the subject of the page.  It's usually easier to use a more informal or intuitive definition: "A template is a blank form or document in which certain fields have already been designated and to which formatting has already been applied.  It is a model for similar documents or forms."  

Tools:

• This section lists software and services that can be used to perform digital research tasks.
• EXAMPLE: "AntConc 3.2.1: concordance program, "can generate KWIC concordance lines and concordance distribution plots...has tools to analyze word clusters (lexical bundles, n-grams, collocates, word frequencies, and keywords" (Free, Windows/Mac OS X/Linux)"
• Provide the title of the tool, hyperlinked (don't set the hyperlink to open in a new window), followed by a colon, followed by a description, followed by information about pricing and platform
• Ideally, each includes a few words from the page author, and a concise quote from the website; some of the definitions do better with lengthier website quotes
• Make sure your links lead to the actual site; try not to hyperlink your colons
• Don't put a period at the end of your description unless you are quoting multiple complete sentences; to link your own complete thoughts, use semicolons
• State the cost and platform of a tool in parentheses placed at the end of your description; format the citation as follows: (Cost, platform)
• NOTE: In listing platforms, it helps to order them by commonality or recognizability: Windows, then Mac, then Linux, etc.  Sometimes certain system requirements should be included.

Resources:

• This section is for links to outside sources that the user may find helpful.

• EXAMPLE: "TAPoR Text Analysis Recipes: Straightforward, step-by-step instructions for using text analysis tools to accomplish particular research tasks"
• EXAMPLE: "WikiTADA: The collaborative website of the Text Analysis Developers Alliance."
• Wikipedia: Some softwares, sites, and other "Tools" can be found on Wikipedia.  This is helpful when the software is vague about providing descriptions or information about cost, compatibility/system requirements.
• dictionary.com: The name is pretty self-explanatory.  Sometimes you just can't find the right words, and quotes won't cut it either.

See Also:

• This section is exclusively for links to other pages in this wiki.  Insert them as hyperlinks.  Some examples are listed below.  
• Perform Qualitative Data Analysis
• Data Visualization