ResearchTools VRE

Features of the ResearchTools VRE

ResearchTools offers a variety of collaboration and communication tools and features to aid with research, including:

  • Home Page: View recent announcements, discussions, and chat activity
  • Announcements: Post current, time-critical information
  • Blog: Contribute to a group blog
  • Calendar: Keep track of important dates and deadlines in a shared calendar
  • Chat Room: Participate in real-time, written conversations
  • Forums: Engage in written conversations, not in real time
  • Help: Access help documentation
  • Messages: Send messages to a group or individual within ResearchTools
  • News: Display an RSS feed from an external site
  • Preferences: Set your personal preferences, such as time zone and notifications
  • Profile: Add and make public personal information, including pictures
  • Resources: Share files and URLs
  • Site Members: View names, pictures and profiles of site participants
  • Web Content: Include external website content in your worksite
  • Wiki: Collaboratively edit simple web pages

If you would like to try out the features on offer, please submit the request form to obtain access to the Demo site.