Referencing without tears Emma Coonan Information Skills Librarian
Overview Reference management software – what will it do for me?
Formatted reference lists
Save and organise PDFs (some)
‘Victorian mindmapped man’ by LukePDQ flickr.com, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 flickr.com Your virtual library
What do YOU want from your reference management software?
Access from anywhere App
Creating references
Notes
Making your reference list
RefME app
Access from anywhere App
Doesn’t save full text Can’t create in-text citations
One-click saving Collect lots of references in one go
Find Firefox via the Start menu (bottom left of your screen)
Website: zotero.org
In a new tab, please open …
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Saving references
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Saving PDFs
Making your reference list
‘Cite while you write’
Syncing to your own account
One-click saving Collect lots of references in one go
Works best with Firefox 3 rd party apps
PDF saving and management See what others are saving
Deleting an account
Privacy options
Website: mendeley.com
Desktop version (on your PC)
Making your reference list
‘Cite while you write’
Web importer
PDF annotation
Watch folder
Sync with Zotero
Organise your life files!
PDF saving and management See what others are saving
3 rd party apps Social/privacy aspect
£ £ £
Overview Reference management software – what will it do for me?
Session evaluation ‘Noi la pensiamo cosi - Wall di post-it’ by Francodavi Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikimedia Commons
Referencing without tears Emma Coonan Information Skills Librarian