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Journal Paper-Writing Workshop, University of Agriculture & Forestry, Hue, Oct 29th – Nov 1st 2013 Chris Beadle, Nguyen Xuan Ba, David Parsons, Mary Finlay-Doney and Caroline Mohammed October 2013 This course was designed by Peter Hairsine, CSIRO Reference management software Purpose of this session: To familiarise yourself with reference management software Also called citation management software Reference management software helps you to: Save & organise references Save & organise notes about these references Create formatted bibliographies CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software References = PDFs, websites, images, screenshots, newspaper articles, reports, conference proceedings, theses CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software There are many different programs CSIRO. Journal Writing Websites – where to access/download endnote.com/basic CSIRO. Journal Writing mendeley.com zotero.org Reference management software There are many different programs All of them can • Attach PDFs (except Endnote Basic) • Create bibliographies with different “styles” (APA, Author date, numbered citations) • Edit and create “styles” • Detect duplicates CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software Comparison (1) If you need to… Use: …work from multiple computers Zotero Mendeley RefWorks ...work without an internet connection Zotero Mendeley Endnote (desktop) …archive web pages and import citations from Amazon and Flickr Zotero Mendeley …work on a group project or share citations with others Zotero RefWorks …work on a mobile device Zotero Mendeley RefWorks Endnote (Web, Basic) guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=69943&sid=518591 CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software Comparison (2) Features Endnote Desktop Endnote Basic Mendeley Zotero Cost ~$120- 250 USD Free Free Free Word processor compatibility MS Word, Open Office, iWork Pages MS Word MS Word, Open Office, LaTeX MS Word, Open Office, Google Docs Import from databases Direct import from specific databases Yes Yes, need plug in Direct import from specific databases Storage capacity Unlimited local storage 10 000 citations Unlimited local storage and syncing, 1GB free online Unlimited local storage and syncing, 100MB free online Retrieve PDF citation data Yes No Yes Yes Spell check Yes No No No Export library Tab delimited, BibTex 5 formats BibTex, Endnote (XML), RIS Over 6 styles http://library.wisc.edu/citation-managers/comparison.html CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software Benefits of using management software • formatting consistency • ease of conversion to other journal styles • Tool to organise and search your own library Challenges/problems you may have • problems with installation • learning how to use the software • Importing references • using with word processor CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software CSIRO. Journal Writing Endnote & your word processor CSIRO. Journal Writing Zotero & your word processor Insert citation CSIRO. Journal Writing Zotero & your word processor Set doc prefs (Set document preferences) CSIRO. Journal Writing Zotero & your word processor CSIRO. Journal Writing Reference management software styles Zotero • 6,691 styles • http://www.zotero.org/styles Endnote • 5000+ styles • http://endnote.com//downloads/styles CSIRO. Journal Writing