February 2011 WISER Technology Tools: Reference Management Ljilja Ristic Physical Sciences Librarian, RSL Angela Carritt User Education Coordinator, Bodleian Libraries Oliver Bridle – Assistant Subject Librarian Biochemistry, RSL

February 2011 Session Overview Introduction to reference management About RefWorks Using EndNote and EndNote Web Practical session/break Freely available software: Zotero and Mendeley Comparing functionality of the software Which one do I choose? Questions and Answers/Practical session

February 2011 What does it do? STORES your references Facilitates ORGANISATION of references Allows you to INSERT CITATIONS into documents and to CREATE BIBLIOGRAPHIES CHANGE CITATION STYLE style at the touch of a button

February 2011 Storing your references Collect bibliographic references – Direct import from databases, library catalogues, web sites, other reference management packages Keep notes about articles Add attachments e.g. full text papers, images etc Access data any time or place?

February 2011 Organise references Organise references into folders/groups Sort lists of references De-duplicate lists Create reference lists

February 2011 Collaborate with your colleagues and students Share reference groups/folders (RefWorks, EndNote Web) Organise and share personal publication lists Link to Research ID author community - EndNote Web View personal citation metrix from Web of Science Collaborate online – Zotero, Mendeley

February 2011 Write, Cite and Create bibliography Insert citations in documents Create bibliographies Choose from many reference styles (and change reference styles) MS Word – Endnote, Endnote on the Web, RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley Open Office – Zotero and Mendeley

February 2011 About referencing styles … Which style do I use? Style commonly used in your research field If writing dissertation use recommended style If you are preparing a paper for publication find out from Author Instructions about journal styles Reference management software provides hundreds of styles to choose from Create a new style (EndNote) Modify an existing style (EndNote and RefWorks)

February 2011 Commonly used reference styles ACS - Chemistry APA 6 th ed – Psychology Chicago 15 ed Harvard - Science MLA 7 th ed – Modern Languages Uniform – Biomedical journals Vancouver – Medicine Other … Full lists of journal styles is available from ref tools.

February 2011 Free / Pay for… Subscription packages Free to university members: RefWorks EndNote Web Pay for EndNote Free software: TeX/BibTex (open source) Zotero – free download Mendeley – web-based

February 2011 Web based / Desk top Web Based – RefWorks – Endnote on the web Desktop / installed on your computer – Endnote Hybrid – Mendeley

February 2011 Guides and Tutorials Refworks EndNote (purchase from OUCS Shop) EndNote Web Zotero Mendeley