use of reference management software in research by v. sriram
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Use of Reference Management Software in Research
V. SriramChief Librarian, K.N. Raj LibraryCentre for Development StudiesThiruvananthapuramemail: [email protected]
Contents
Literature – What and How to manage Basics of referencing – What and Why Reference management software Zotero – Features Zotero – Word integration
Literature Research requires engagement with literature at each and every stage starting from exploring the topic to submission of the paper / theses / report. Researchers gather a huge mound of literature in the research process and are often shocked to find that they are not able to manage it well. Making literature manageable involves assessing their relevance, systematically keeping track of the sources, and maintaining notes / annotations
Managing LiteratureSystematic gathering of sources:
Using proper tools to gather literature – Google Scholar, Journal Databases, … Creating bibliographic records and making it error free Organizing by topic, subject, research area… Linking the soft copy full text for easy retrieval Assigning a unique primary-key for print items.
Managing LiteratureAnnotation / Notes:Incorporating the following -
Author and the audience Summary Critical comments Notes on relevance
ReferencingWhat is referencing?
It is a method used by the researchers to demonstrate that they have conducted a thorough and appropriate literature search, and reading. To accurately acknowledge other people's work and ideas when writing your own work, you need to use a referencing style. There are many types of referencing style such as Chicago Style, MLA, MPA …
ReferencingNeed for referencing
Accurate referencing reflects good academic practice and enhances the presentation of your work: it shows that your writing is based on knowledge and informed by appropriate academic reading.
You need referencing to ensure that anyone reading your work can trace the sources you have used in the development of your work, and give you due credit for your research efforts and quality.
If you do not acknowledge another writer's work or ideas, you could be accused of plagiarism.
Citation Style
http://citationstyles.org/https://zotero.org/styles
7126 styles and growing … APA, Chicago Manual of Style, IEEE, MLA …
Reference management software To record the details of all the information you find. You will need these details to provide accurate references, and to enable you to locate the information again at a later date
Benefits:search easily for a particular reference to which you need to refer backprint or save lists of referencesinsert citations into your document and automatically produce a bibliography in whatever style you require
Reference management software - Evolution
Proprietary / Free Open Source 1980s – Reference Manager, End Note, Bookends 1990s – Pybliographer, Biblioscape, 2000s – 25 new software – Mendeley, Zotero
Comparison - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software
Reference management software - Evolution
MS Word: References. Citation and Bibliography
Beginner: Zotero Advanced: Mendeley LaTex users: JabRef
Zotero
Free – Open Source Platform independent Works Offline and Online Over 6700 referencing styles Data Sharing 26 fields 34 Types of Sources Linking full text / pdf Integration with MS-Office / Open Office
Conclusion
Organizes your research materials Long term storage Reduces data entry and formatting Helps to develop your research
Firefox - Installation
Zotero - Installation
Zotero - Installation
Open Zotero
Collecting References
Collecting References
Adding items
Organizing items
Drag & Drop Items
Notes
Tags
Searching Items
Zotero – Word Add - in
Insert Citation
Insert Bibliography
Create Zotero Account
Zotero Login
Synchronize
Settings
Backup
