Transcript WISER Technology Tools - Reference

WISER Technology Tools:
Reference Management
Ljilja Ristic
Angela Carritt
Oliver Bridle –
Physical Sciences Librarian, RSL
User Education Coordinator,
Bodleian Libraries
Assistant Subject Librarian Biochemistry, RSL
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Session Overview
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Introduction to reference management
About RefWorks
Using EndNote and EndNote Web
Practical session/break
Freely available software: Zotero and Mendeley
 Comparing functionality of the software
 Which one do I choose?
Questions and Answers/Practical session
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What does it do?
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STORES your references
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Facilitates ORGANISATION of references
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Allows you to INSERT CITATIONS into documents
and to CREATE BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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CHANGE CITATION STYLE style at the touch of a
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Storing your references
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Collect bibliographic references
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Direct import from databases, library catalogues, web sites,
other reference management packages
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Keep notes about articles
Add attachments e.g. full text papers, images etc
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Access data any time or place?
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Organise references
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Organise references into folders/groups
Sort lists of references
De-duplicate lists
Create reference lists
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Collaborate with your colleagues and
students
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Share reference groups/folders (RefWorks, EndNote
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Organise and share personal publication lists
Link to Research ID author community - EndNote
Web
View personal citation metrix from Web of Science
Collaborate online – Zotero, Mendeley
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Write, Cite and Create bibliography
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Insert citations in documents
Create bibliographies
Choose from many reference styles (and
change reference styles)
MS Word – Endnote, Endnote on the Web,
RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley
Open Office – Zotero and Mendeley
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About referencing styles …
Which style do I use?
 Style commonly used in your research field
 If writing dissertation use recommended style
 If you are preparing a paper for publication find out
from Author Instructions about journal styles
 Reference management software provides
hundreds of styles to choose from
 Create a new style (EndNote)
 Modify an existing style (EndNote and RefWorks)
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Commonly used reference styles
ACS - Chemistry
 APA 6th ed – Psychology
 Chicago 15 ed
 Harvard - Science
 MLA 7th ed – Modern Languages
 Uniform – Biomedical journals
 Vancouver – Medicine
 Other …
Full lists of journal styles is available from ref tools.
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Free / Pay for…
Subscription packages
Free software:
Free to university members:
 RefWorks
 EndNote Web
 TeX/BibTex (open source)
Zotero – free download
 Mendeley – web-based
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Pay for
 EndNote
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Web based / Desk top
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Web Based
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Desktop / installed on your computer
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RefWorks
Endnote on the web
Endnote
Hybrid
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Mendeley
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Guides and Tutorials
Refworks
www.refworks.com/refworks
EndNote (purchase from OUCS Shop)
www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/shop/
EndNote Web
https://www.myendnoteweb.com/
Zotero
http://www.zotero.org/
Mendeley
http://www.mendeley.com/
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