Introduction to Bibliographic Managers: Why, When, and How to Manage Your Research
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Why, when, and how to manage your research
INTRODUCTION TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC MANAGERS
OVERVIEW OF THIS SESSION
Identify common problems with managing references
Identify solutions to managing references:
MS Word Bibliography features
EndNote
Zotero and Mendeley
In-depth look at Zotero
Workshopping with Zotero
Conclusions & last words
WHY? (PROBLEMS WITH CITATIONS)
Why do we cite/attribute information in research papers?
What happens when we don’t cite, or when the citations are incorrect?
So, why don’t we always cite, and always cite correctly?
HOW? (GETTING HELP THROUGH TECHNOLOGY)
Bibliographic managers (sometimes known as reference managers) are here to help!
Organize your research all in one place
Easily create in-text citations
Easily format bibliographies
Avoid plagiarism and other unpleasant consequences of incorrect (or no) citations
MS WORD BIBLIOGRAPHY
Built into Word 2007, 2010
Easy to use
Slightly limited in its functionalities
A great option for short papers/when you don’t want to learn a whole new program!
A LOOK AT MS WORD
Use the References tab to access the MS Word Bibliography functions
ADDING REFERNECES
Click Manage Sources then New to add a reference to your collection of research
INSERTING CITATIONS
Click Insert Citation, and select your Style to start creating in-text citations
LAST WORD ON MS WORD
Beware: downloading EndNote (coming up next) or the Zotero Word plugin will overwrite the MS Word bibliography function.
For more help and information, visit the MS Word help site. The link below will take you directly to the part about bibliographic management:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-bibliography-HA010067492.aspx
ENDNOTE
Often called the Cadillac of bibliographic managers
Expensive, but free to you as a VT student (through network software distribution)
Link and support available: http://www.lib.vt.edu/endnote/index.html
Available cross-platform (Mac or PC)
Software has a steep learning curve
Software has the most functionality of all managers (i.e., the best for large papers like a thesis or dissertation)
AN ENDNOTE LIBRARY
• 3 ways to import references• Over 4500 reference styles to choose from • Can remotely search databases to pull in references• Can create unlimited number of libraries• Can use the “group” function to organize references
CITE WHILE YOU WRITE
Use Cite While You Write to automatically create in-text citationsand bibliographies
When you install EndNote, theprogram will install an MS Wordplug-in
FREE & EASY OPTIONS
Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/
Open source and open access (free)
Only compatible with Mozilla Firefox
Offers a web-based component
Collaborative
Mendeley: http://www.mendeley.com/
Open access (free)
Also offers a “social network” for researchers
Offers a web-based component
Collaborative
MENDELEY
This is a screenshot of the “server” side—the online account that syncs with a desktop account. Science/research/academic oriented. Includes social networking functions.
ZOTERO
This is the “online account” side of Zotero—we’ll look at the “downloaded” side in a moment.
STARTING WITH ZOTERO
When you download Zotero, it will live inside your browser (Firefox)
You will also have space on a Zotero server, so that you can access your research no matter what computer you may be working at
The program you’ve downloaded on your computer will ensure that you have a local copy of all of your information
IN-CLASS DEMONSTRATION
Downloading Zotero
Importing references into Zotero (several different ways)
Editing references
Sharing Zotero libraries/collections
Using the Zotero “cite while you write” feature with MS Word (will NOT overwrite the MS Word bibliography features)
Generating bibliographies
Questions?
IN THE BROWSER
When downloaded, Zotero will live at the bottom of your browser (Mozilla Firefox) Three main elements show up
here…
The grouping(s) of documents
The documents themselves
The citation information
ADDING REFERENCES
Use these icons to manually add or import citations with the click of a button. Alternatively, you can use the images that show up in the browser bar…
USING THE ZOTERO ICONS
Look for these icons in the browser bar when you are searching online, in databases, or in the library catalog. Click them to add them to your library.
MS WORD PLUGIN
To use the “cite while you write” feature in Zotero, you must download the MS Word plugin:
http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_integration
When you do, you should see “Add-Ins” appear at the top of your Word document
IN-TEXT CITATIONS & FORMATTING BIBLIOGRAPHIES
The first icon is to insert a citation, which you’ll choose from Zotero.
The second to last icon is to format a bibliography from the citations you’ve added
EXAMPLE CITATION & BIBLIOGRAPHY
First, insert the in-text citation.Then, insert the bibliography.Done!
ZOTERO TUTORIALS/HELP
The Zotero website offers lots of helpful tutorials and guides for getting started with and using Zotero:
Quick start guide: http://www.zotero.org/support/
Zotero support: http://www.zotero.org/support/
Screencasts: http://www.zotero.org/support/
Zotero mobile apps: http://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-apps-go-mobile/
IN CONCLUSION…
There are a lot of tools available for managing your research
It’s up to you to figure out the tool and workflow that works best for you
Librarians are always available to help you with all aspects of research, including bibliographic management!
ONE LAST WORD…
Remember, these citation management tools are just pieces of software
It’s possible that they could be wrong
You will still need to be familiar with the style you are using, to make sure that your citations ar correct
Use our citations & style manuals page for more help: http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/citation/index.html
QUESTIONS?
Contact me!
Rebecca Miller
College Librarian for
Science, Life Sciences, and Engineering
Newman 5004