1. Jennifer Anderson ∙ Regina Vertone The Sage Colleges Libraries anderj6@sage.edu ∙ vertor@sage.edu

2. Citation managers: Collect bibliographic information during research process Organize sources in folders, allow tagging and searching Format & Cite sources during writing process

3. Citation managers turn articles, books & other sources Into formatted citations:

4. 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

5. Saving bibliographic info Through web browser Direct export from databases Entered manually Citation managers capture bibliographic info:

6. Saving Bibliographic Info:

7. Organizing sources Citation managers allow users to: Create folders Save notes relating to each source Tag sources Search full-text for keywords across sources

8. Citations stored in Mendeley:

9. Access to Mendeley Go to http://www.mendeley.com/http://www.mendeley.com/ Sign up an account under your name Download the desktop program FREE software

10. 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:

11. Importing citations in MS Word:

12. Other features: PDF storage and annotation Discovery of related research sources Confirmation of citation information Group collaboration Social networking Some citation managers enable:

13. 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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