References management is an integral part of the information literacy process.
Objectives of good references management:
- Cite documents properly in a variety of bibliographic styles.
- Organise and share references and documents.
- To set up elements of current awareness.
References management software
A good references management software is very useful when managing your documents, and offer functions that are impossible to implement with a word processor or spreadsheet.
Main features:
- Links between references and documents are saved on the computer or online.
- References from a search engine or database are imported automatically.
- Bibliographies are generated automatically, in accordance with stylistic standards for citations in word processing software (Word, OpenOffice, etc.).
- Bibliographic references can be shared between researchers.
Zotero: a free and open source tool
There are a multitude of references management tools. For ethical reasons and ease of use, we favour the free and open source tool Zotero in our training and support offer.
