ARC Light

One of the most exciting advances in digital reference and research comes from the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.   Deemed as the next-generation research tool, zotero is an interactive and truly dynamic resource for anyone exploring the enormous wealth of information on the Internet.

As an add-on to Mozilla Firefox, zotero makes it easy to accurately cite the resources you find, leaving you more time to perform your study of whatever the topic may be.  You will find zotero to be a dynamic resource in your academic studies.

Find it at http://www.zotero.org

GIMP, or GNU Image Manipulation Program, is the versatile graphics design program used by ARC Light.  This powerful application can be used for anything from simple paint design to expert quality photo retouching.  It can perform image format conversions, image rendering, and numerous other advanced interface applications.

You will find an outstanding Help system built into the GIMP application.  Simply press F1 for context-sensitive help.  In addition, extensive documentation, tutorials, FAQs, and other useful how-to materials are available online at the GIMP Documentations web site.

ARC Light uses the OpenOffice suite of resources, published by Sun Microsystems, Inc.  This powerful set of applications enables you to prepare virtually any kind of presentation for your business, school, or organization.  The important task for you is to discover how to use these valuable tools.   The primary resource for OpenOffice is their extensive Support Network comprised of documentation, FAQs, community forums, and a host of other important links.

We invite you to comment on how you use OpenOffice to development presentations.