The use of Reference Management tools to improve Citation

The use of Reference

Management tools to

improve Citation

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@aleebrahim

www.researcherid.com/rid/C-2414-2009

http://scholar.google.com/citations

Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD Visiting Research Fellow Research Support Unit

Centre for Research Services

Research Management & Innovation Complex

University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

20th January 2015

The use of Reference Management

tools to improve Citation

Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD =====================================

Research Support Unit






Read more: Ale Ebrahim, N., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Habibi Tanha, F., Gholizadeh, H., Motahar, S. M., & Ordi, A. (2013). Effective

Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency. International Education Studies, 6(11), 93-99. doi: 10.5539/ies.v6n11p93

Available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.2065176

Abstract

Abstract: Reference Management tools offers an easy

way of collecting references from online databases,

organizing them in a database, and citing them in

documents in Microsoft Word. Documents can be shared

with colleagues/publish online. Reference Management

tools offers ways to connect with other researchers that you

cant find on other platforms. A reference management system can facilitate the keeping track of the literature.

Keywords: H-index, Improve citations, Research tools,

Bibliometrics, Research Visibility See more at: http://as.exeter.ac.uk/it/equipmentandsoftware/software/frequent/referencemanager

2015-2016 Nader Ale Ebrahim

Why use a reference management tool

Reference management tools saves time for researchers and help them work more efficiently;

Reference management tools help scholars to create and manage their lists of references for research projects;

Reference management tools should be tightly integrated into users overall research workflows;

Reference management tools are designed to organize citations into specific formats for the preparation of manuscripts and bibliographies.

Reference management tools is needed to facilitate sharing and collaboration.


All Citation Management products

have these basic features:

Gather and transfer references from databases/resources/webpages into your personal research database

Organize, annotate, sort and search your references, images and PDFs

Insert in-text citations and reference lists into documents in a wide variety of styles (MLA, APA, etc)

Create stand alone bibliographies in a wide variety of styles


Source: http://guides.library.yale.edu/citationmanagement


Source: http://libguides.viu.ca/ref-mgmt

Research Tools Mind Map


Research Tools Mind Map

Part 4: Enhancing visibility and impact


Organize the references (Reference management tools)

Writing a Thesis/Paper: Traditional way


Source: flickr/toennessen


Use a reference management tool!

Your article

article article article article

book book

conference paper conference paper conference paper

EndNoteWeb Mendeley

Etc.

citations

reference list/bibliography

Source: Managing References: Mendeley By: HINARI Access to Research in Health

Easily organize your papers, read &

annotate your PDFs, collaborate in

private or open groups, and securely

access your research from everywhere.


Create a profile on Mendeley


Import your publications


Create a group and Join groups

relevant to your research


Follow other researchers


Zotero is the only research tool that

automatically senses content, allowing you

to add it to your personal library with a single

click. Whether you're searching for a preprint

on arXiv.org, a journal article from JSTOR, a

news story from the New York Times, or a

book from your university library catalog,

Zotero has you covered with support for

thousands of sites.


EndNote Web

Using EndNote references from another computer, or share your references, you

might use EndNote Web. Create an Web

account by filling in everything in the

registration form in Edit> Preferences and Sync.


Why EndNote Web?

EndNote Web can help you to manage

your references in a simple two-steps

process

Step 1: Manage references Collect references

Organize, share and collaborate

Step 2: Format references Cite references while writing (Cite While You

Write)

Get reference list generated automatically

Change the reference style in few clicks!


How to start?


Here are the simple steps to make your

writing experience a happier one 1. Create a free EndNote Web account

2. Collect references from Web of Science and various

databases

3. Manage, organize and share references

4. Download and installing the Cite While You Write Plug-in (only do it once!)

5. Inserting your references and be a happy writer!

because references are automatically generated and you can change the style with just few clicks!

EndNote Web in Word

In Word you can change from EndNote or EndNote web in Preferences> Application.


Share references

You can share your references (but only bibliograpic datas not PDFs) in EndNote Web.

You can share your EndNote library in Dropbox or other platforms.


Connect


Conclusion

Reference Management tools save time from a few hours to several days on each

project;

Reference management tools are needed for sharing and collaboration;

Reference management tools assist to improve publication visibility.


My recent publications


Questions?

E-mail: [email protected]

Twitter: @aleebrahim



Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD =====================================

Research Support Unit






RESEARCH SUPPORT UNIT (RSU) CENTRE FOR RESEARCH SERVICES

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION COMPLEX (IPPP)

UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA


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