1. Introduction to ProCite AFHE 304 September 12, 2003

2. What is ProCite? Program that manages citations Also known as ‘reference software’ With ProCite, you can: Print bibliographies and subject bibliographies Change your bibliography styles easily ‘Cite While You Write’: insert references as you write your papers in Word Import records from electronic databases

3. What Are We Talking About? Citations References to any material you use for research that tell you where to find the item Books, journal articles, etc. Bibliographies A listing of all citations you have used in a paper Databases An electronic collection of citations

5. Why is ProCite important? Your assignment for this class Saves you time and effort in your research

6. How Do I Get ProCite? Computer labs: Coutts L-110 (ProCite 5) Rutherford 2-03 (ProCite 4) Rutherford 2-05A (ProCite 4) current version: ProCite 6 Download trial version from www.procite.com www.procite.com University of Alberta Microstore (under $200)

7. What You Need To Know Creating databases Add records to the database Manually Import records from library catalogues, electronic databases, web sites Print bibliographies ‘Cite While You Write’ feature

8. Getting Started: Create New Database

11. Researching Controversial Topics I’ve chosen the topic: What are the ethical implications of reproductive technologies with animal breeding?

12. Adding Records…manually

14. Importing Library Catalogue Records

16. When you start… The U of A library catalogue may not come up the first time you use this feature Instructions to configure program to include U of A library catalogue: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/healthsciences /procite/SIRSIProCiteConfig.pdf http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/healthsciences /procite/SIRSIProCiteConfig.pdf

21. Exporting Database Records into ProCite: Agricola

36. Importing Web Pages Open internet browser to the page you are importing

40. Cite While You Write Allows you to insert citations into your paper and generate a bibliography from the citations you use Available using Word 7, Word 97, and Word 2000 WordPerfect 7, 8, and 9 Use the Tools menu in Word to find ProCite commands

44. Printing Bibliographies Print bibliographies conforming to many different styles or build your own Canadian Journal of Animal Science style must be built Hint: it’s easier to take an existing style and modify it http://www.adeptscience.co.uk/product s/refman/procite/pcoutputstyles.html

47. ProCite Help ProCite Information Page – University of Alberta Libraries: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/health sciences/procite/index.cfm http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/health sciences/procite/index.cfm www.procite.com Guides and Handouts for Procite at the University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbo ck/bipage/procite.htm http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbo ck/bipage/procite.htm

48. Allison Sivak Cameron Library 492.5349 allison.sivak@ualberta.ca