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Use of Reference Management Software in Research by V. Sriram
The document discusses the importance of reference management in research, highlighting the need for systematic organization, annotation, and accurate referencing to prevent plagiarism. It introduces various referencing styles and emphasizes the benefits of using reference management software like Zotero, which facilitates easy retrieval, citation integration, and long-term research storage. Overall, it aims to equip researchers with tools to effectively manage their literature and enhance the quality of their academic work.
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- 1. Use of ReferenceManagement Software in Research V. Sriram Chief Librarian, K.N. Raj Library Centre for Development Studies Thiruvananthapuram email: vsrirams@gmail.com
- 2. Contents Literature– What and How to manage Basics of referencing – What and Why Reference management software Zotero – Features Zotero – Word integration
- 3. Literature Research requiresengagement 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
- 4. Managing Literature Systematicgathering 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.
- 5. Managing Literature Annotation/ Notes: Incorporating the following - Author and the audience Summary Critical comments Notes on relevance
- 6. Referencing What isreferencing? 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 …
- 7. Referencing Need forreferencing 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.
- 8. Citation Style http://citationstyles.org/ https://zotero.org/styles 7126 styles and growing … APA, Chicago Manual of Style, IEEE, MLA …
- 9. 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 back print or save lists of references insert citations into your document and automatically produce a bibliography in whatever style you require
- 10. 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_managem ent_software
- 11. Reference management software- Evolution MS Word: References. Citation and Bibliography Beginner: Zotero Advanced: Mendeley LaTex users: JabRef
- 12. 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
- 13. Conclusion Organizes yourresearch materials Long term storage Reduces data entry and formatting Helps to develop your research
- 14. Thank you! V.Sriram email: vsrirams@gmail.com Mob: 9447251892
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