Citation Management for Eller Ph.D. Students

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Citation Managementfor Eller Ph.D. Students

• Christopher B.R. Diller
• Research Associate
• University of Arizona MIS Department
• Center for the Management of Information

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Agenda

• The Perils of Citation Management
• Citation Management Software
• Databases Search Tools
• Importing Reference Information
• Integration with Word Processors
• Formatting Advanced Features
• Tips Tricks

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The Perils of Citation Management

• Youre going to read a few papers soon
• How well will you remember each of them?
• How do you plan to store the paper?
• How do you plan to store your notes?
• How are you going to find/search these later?
• Citation Management Tools make it easy!
• Lots of alternatives which one is right for me?
• The cold, hard truth of the matter Lock-in

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Citation Management Software

• Product Comparison Matrices Wikipedia
• Other Considerations Network Effects
• Which options are used by your dept. peers?
• Which ones are integrated with your databases?
• Which ones work best for your target pubs?
• Dillers Recommended Options
• EndNote Amazon
• RefWorks UA Library
• Firefoxs Zotero Zotero.org

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Databases Search Tools

• UA Libraries http//www.library.arizona.edu
• General topic searches for ALL media types
• Search the Library Catalog LINK
• Specific searches for articles electronic text
• Article Database Searching LINK
• Journal-specific searches
• Locate E-Journals LINK
• Older items (in PDF form!)
• Interlibrary Loan LINK
• Google Scholar http//scholar.google.com

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Importing Reference Information

• Online Database Examples
• EBSCO Host (Academic Search Premier, PSYCInfo,
  etc.)
• InfoTrac (Gale)
• ISI Web of Science
• JSTOR
• ProQuest (ABI/Inform)
• ScienceDirect
• LexisNexis
• Youll develop personal favorites via experience!

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Importing Reference Information

• Publishers
• IEEE Xplore
• Springer
• Importing from Other Sources
• EndNote Filters LINK
• File gt Import
• Fat-finger Method
• Be sure to select the right reference type!
• References gt New Reference

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Integration with Word Processors

• EndNote
• MSFT Word Cite While You Write (CWYW)
• WordPerfect LaTex ?????
• RefWorks
• MSFT Word Write-N-Cite
• WordPerfect LaTex ?????
• Zotero
• MSFT Word Download the Word plug-in

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Advanced EndNote Features

• Editing a Style Template
• Edit gt Output Styles gt Open Style Manager
• Bibliography gt Title Capitalization gt
  Sentence-style
• Custom Fields (Methodology? Statistics?)
• Edit gt Preferences gt Reference Types gt Modify
• Attach your RefTypeTable.xml file when sharing!
  
• Term Lists (Consistency Checks)
• Tools gt Open/Define/Link Term Lists

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Tips Tricks

• Clean All Entries Store Notes Directly
• Watch out for duplicates! Edit carefully!
• Find Contributions via Previous Citations
• Pressed for time? What did others say/cite?
• CiteSeer / Google Scholar / Others
• Debate One vs. Many Libraries
• If you choose one BACK UP THE FILE OFTEN!!

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Additional Sources Links

• THE Reference Text To Have
• Publication Manual of the APA (5th) Amazon
• Good EndNote Sites
• University of Aucklands EndNote Reference
• AIS EndNote Resources Page
• Good RefWorks Sites
• University of Arizonas RefWorks FAQ
• University of Notre Dames RefWorks Reference

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Contact Information

• Christopher B.R. Diller
• Research Associate CMI
• dillercb_at_email.arizona.edu
• http//www.chrisdiller.com
• Cellular [phone]