Introduction to ProCite

AFHE 304September 12, 2003

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

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

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

research

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 University of Alberta Microstore

(under $200)

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

Getting Started: Create New Database

Researching Controversial Topics I’ve chosen the topic:

What are the ethical implications of reproductive technologies with animal breeding?

Adding Records…manually

Importing Library Catalogue Records

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

Exporting Database Records into ProCite: Agricola

Importing Web Pages Open internet browser to the page

you are importing

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

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/

products/refman/procite/pcoutputstyles.html

ProCite Help ProCite Information Page –

University of Alberta Libraries: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/healthsciences/procite/index.cfm

www.procite.com Guides and Handouts for Procite at

the University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Steenbock/bipage/procite.htm

Allison SivakCameron Library

492.5349allison.sivak@ualberta.ca