Jennifer Anderson ∙ Regina Vertone The 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 browser Direct 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 source Tag sources Search full-text for keywords across sources

Citations stored in Mendeley:

Access to Mendeley Go to Sign up an account under your name Download the desktop program FREE software

Citing sources Import in-text citations Format citations in a number of styles Automatically generate and format bibliography Integration with MS Word allows users to:

Importing citations in MS Word:

Other features: PDF storage and annotation Discovery of related research sources Confirmation of citation information Group collaboration Social 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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