This document discusses citation management tools for citing sources. It notes that citations are important for establishing context, giving credit, and leading to further research. It then describes several free citation managers like EbscoHost, Citeulike, Connotea, and Zotero that allow users to gather and organize citations. EasyBib, NoodleTools, and Bibme are mentioned as free citation generators. RefWorks is highlighted as a tool that combines citation management and generation functions. Resources for citations and documentation are also listed.

1. Citing Sources using RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools Library LibLearn 10.14.09

2. Why Cite? To become a more mature thinker To recreate a sense of lively debate and to establish intellectual context To give credit where it’s due To lead us to further research From Yale University’s Writing Center http://www.yale.edu/bass/writing/sources/why.html

3. Free Citation Managers EbscoHost’s MyEbscoHost account – virtual home for citations; other database vendors have similar accounts. Citeulike http://www.citeulike.org/ - social networking citation manager Connotea http://www.connotea.org/ - for researchers, clinicians, scientists; from Nature Publishing Group. Zotero http://www.zotero.org/ - Firefox extension; collect, manage, cite sources.

4. Free Citation Generators EasyBib - http://www.easybib.com/ NoodleTools (NoodleBib Express) - http://www.noodletools.com/tools/freetools.php Bibme - http://www.bibme.org/

5. Management + Bib Generator = RefWorks Gather, manage, store, share citations RefWorks: provided by Whittemore Library https://www.refworks.com/RWSingle/login.asp?WNCLang=false

6. RefWorks: Your Research Manager

7. Resources The Writing Guide by CASA http://www.framingham.edu/casa/WritingGuide/index.html Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/ The Owl at Purdue: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ Duke University’s Citing Sources: http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/ 7 things you should know about Zotero http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7041.pdf