An introduction to citation management options.

1. Struggling with Citations?
There's a Tool for That!
Jennifer
Thiessen,
Liaison Librarian
Bibliography by Alexandre Duret-Lutz

2. For Today:
• Why and how to use citation
management tools.
• Identify options for citation
management.
• Obtain hands-on experience.
• Learn quick and dirty
options.
• Where to go for help and
more info.

3. How do you
keep track
of articles,
books,
websites?

4. What and Why
Citation management software can help you:
• Import citations from databases and
websites.
• Build and organize bibliographies in almost
any style (APA, MLA).
• Format citations for papers.
• Annotate citations.
• Save and organize PDFs, websites and other
files.

5. The Concept:
* optional *
produce bibliography
database or
website reference(s) bibliographic
management
software
export

6. Options

7. RefWorks
• Library ending
RefWorks subscription.
• Migrate your citations to
another tool by June 1,
2015.
• Many options available!
• More info and help:
Sólsetur ....Sunset by Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir
http://researchguides.library.brocku.ca/refworks

8. How to choose?
How many citations do you have? Do you use
Microsoft Word or something else? Do you work
from multiple computers? Do you work offline?
Try: http://www.philome.la/uglibrary/citationtools/play
The Right Tool by Emily

9. For today…

10. Zotero
• Free (300MB); $20/yr (2GB)
• Desktop software option (Zotero
Standalone) and/or web-based
• Extension for Firefox
• Add-on/connector for Chrome
• Video demo

11. Export directly from browser

13. Gathering Citations
Zotero browser tool checks for citation information
on a webpage.
You’ll see different icons depending on what you’re
looking at:
• book icon:
• journal article icon:
• multiple citations (e.g. a page of search
results):
>> Select icon to add citation to your Zotero library

14. Organizing Citations
• Citations can be sorted into different
folders, called Collections
• Citations can sit in more than one
Collection at a time
• All citations appear in the My Library
collection

15. Endnote Basic
• Free
• Website only
• 2GB storage

17. Endnote Basic
• Import citations from most library
databases
• Can also import manually
• Organize citations in groups
• Cite While You Write™ Plug-In

18. Endnote vs. Zotero
Tool Endnote BASIC Zotero
Cost Free Free
Access www.myendnoteweb.com Web-based: www.zotero.org
Citation
quality
Varies Varies
Writing &
citing
Plug-in for Word Plug-ins for Word, Open
Office
PDF storage &
annotation
Yes; limited annotation Yes; also allows tagging
Sharing Via Endnote groups Via Zotero groups
Importing
options
Direct web import Web import via browser
Exporting
options
Multiple formats supported Multiple formats supported

19. Let’s try it out…
• Choose Zotero or Endnote Basic
www.zotero.org
OR
www.myendnoteweb.com

20. Import a citation
• Do a search in SuperSearch (Library
website)
• Choose a few articles

21. Just need a quick citation?
• Many databases have a cite option
• Citation generators
– Usually one at a time
– Can paste into document
– Will not save

24. Zotero Help
• User guide:
http://guides.scholarsportal.info/zotero
• Help docs:
http://www.zotero.org/support/
• Zotero Forums:
https://forums.zotero.org/categories/

25. Endnote Basic Help
• Getting Started Guide (available when you
log into Endnote Basic)
• Endnote Basic Quick Start (Western
Libraries):
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/essayhelp/endnot
ebasicquickstartguide.html

26. Help and more info
• http://researchguides.library.brocku.ca/refworks
• Visit the Help Desk in the Library
• Contact Jennifer at jthiessen@brocku.ca