Most databases allow you to download records and citations for referral at a later time.
Bibliographic management software organizes those references and helps you to create bibliographies
in the appropriate publication style for your discipline. The following websites will provide you
with some background information on different bibliographic software programs:
RefWorks at Case Western Reserve University
"RefWorks is online software that allows you to import references from online databases,
organize your references into folders related to projects, clasess, or topics of interest, insert
references in a variety of citation formats (e.g MLA, Chicago, APA, etc) into the your research
paper, and generated formatted bibliographies. RefWorks is free to students, faculty, and staff
during your time at the university."--From the site. There is also a link to RefWorks from
the library catalog. [Listed March 5, 2009.]
APA Citation Builder
Allows the user to enter the citation information and builds the citation correctly in APA
5th edition style or MLA style. "The Citation Builder will help you create citations for journal
articles, books, web sites, and interviews. ... Be sure to type information into the Citation
Builder accurately, keeping in mind spelling, capitalization, etc." -- From the site. [Listed
October 20, 2005. Last updated February 9, 2007.]
Bibliographic Management Software - Endnote
This site at the University of Oregon Libraries has some nice tips on Endnote. [Listed
July 27, 2009.]
Bibliographic Management Software Online Tutorial
This site produced by the Run Run Shaw Library, City University of Hong Kong, includes
information on EndNote and ProCite. [Listed October 20, 2005.]
RefWorks Tutorial
This tutorial is created by RefWorks. For more information check out the
RefWorks home page
. [Listed October 20, 2005.]
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Thomson ISI ResearchSoft
This company distributes the three most popular bibliographic software programs: EndNote,
ProCite, and Reference Manager. You can get information, including how to use the software for each
of these products, by clicking on the appropriate software package. [Listed October 12, 2005.]
