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Citation Management Software
Jennifer Anderson ∙ Regina VertoneThe Sage Colleges Libraries
Citation managers:
• Collect bibliographic information during research process
• Organize sources in folders, allow tagging and searching
• Format & Cite sources during writing process
Citation managers turn articles, books & other sources
Into formatted citations:
Advantages of using CMs:
• Save time, more focus on research
• Cite sources and avoid plagiarism
• Synthesize research
• Discover new sources
• Collaborate with private or public groups
• Build a repository of sources in subject area
Saving bibliographic info
Through web browserDirect export from databases Entered manually
Citation managers capture bibliographic info:
Saving Bibliographic Info:
Organizing sources
Citation managers allow users to:Create folders Save notes relating to each sourceTag sourcesSearch full-text for keywords across sources
Citations stored in Mendeley:
Access to MendeleyGo to http://www.mendeley.com/Sign up an account under your nameDownload the desktop programFREE software
Citing sources
Import in-text citationsFormat citations in a number of stylesAutomatically generate and format bibliography
Integration with MS Word allows users to:
Importing citations in MS Word:
Other features:
PDF storage and annotationDiscovery of related research sourcesConfirmation of citation informationGroup collaborationSocial networking
Some citation managers enable:
Consider when choosing a CM:Your specific research needs:
Are you working with a large number of PDFs?Will you need to collect a wide array of sources
(articles, books, web sites)?Do you need to share research with a group?
Price (free vs. fee-based):If the tool is free, consider privacy issues, data
backup, customer support
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References MacMillan, D. "Mendeley: Teaching Scholarly Communication and
Collaboration through Social Networking." Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences. Paper 37. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2012/papers/37
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