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Skills Refresher: Bibliographic Management

Writing Workshop SeriesMarriott Library, University of Utah

Rebekah CummingsJuly 16, 2015

Overview

Introduction (10 minutes)

Searching Library Databases (20 minutes)

Bibliographic Management (40 minutes)

Time set aside to search on your topic (20 minutes)

What is a citation manager?

A personal library of all your research resources

Sometimes called “reference software” or “bibliographic manager”

Allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research resources.

Citation software allows you to…

Import citations directly from databases and websites

Build and organize bibliographies over the life of your research

Format (and reformat) citations for papers

Take notes on articles and save them in your collection

Save and organize research files like PDFs

Which is the best one to use?

The one you

don’t use

Worst to best reference software

Zotero

Open source, free software developed at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (GMU)

Download and use on Firefox (with plug-ins for Chrome and Safari)

BENEFIT: Saves citations in the browser with a single click

Great for collaborative work and has an easy learning curve

Three components of Zotero

Zotero.org – download software and set up your online account and preferences

Zotero for Firefox (application) – where you manage your library

Zotero plug-in for Word – how your reference library interacts with Microsoft Word so you can automagically plug references into your papers

Demo! How to…

Set up your account and install Zotero in Zotero.org

Add references to Zotero in the Firefox plug-in

Plug those references into a Word Doc using the Firefox plug-in for Word

Set your document preferences

Create in-text citations and a bibliography

Edit citations

Create a group library

Let’s go!

In Firefox: https://www.zotero.org

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EndNote

Bibliographic software tool by Thomson Reuters

Commercial product but there is a free version (EndNote Web)

Longer learning curve but powerful interface

BENEFIT: Search databases directly through EndNote

BENEFIT: Save references directly from Usearch!

Three components of EndNote

Myendnoteweb.com – set up your account and preferences; can manage your library here as well.

EndNote X7 desktop application – unlike Zotero, not browser specific – can manage your library here

Cite While You Write – in the “Tools” menu in Word. Interacts with Microsoft Word so you can automatically plug references into your papers

Demo! How to…

Set up your account at myendnoteweb.com and check for EndNote desktop on your computer

Add references to EndNote using Usearch

Plug those references into a Word Doc using Cite While You Write feature

Format bibliography

Create in-text citations and a bibliography

Move citations from one citation manager to another

Let’s go!

myendnoteweb.com

Additional training

EndNote Subject Guide

Additional Zotero and EndNote training opportunities this fall – stay tuned!

Contact me with questions: Rebekah.cummings@utah.edu 1705Y 801-581-7701

Hands-on practice

20 minutes to practice these skills

Search databases and add citations to your online library

Ask questions!