How to manage bibliographical references

Bibliographical references were traditionally managed by noting down information about the author, title, etc. in DINA-6 files or even alphabetically in a text document, but there are now tools which enable you to:

  • Gather the bibliographical reference automatically from any information source: catalogue, database, internet search engine, website, etc.

  • Arrange these references in an easier layout.

  • Create bibliographies in the bibliographic format you need at all times.

  • Enter citations into the text automatically, quickly and efficiently.

  • Share the references with others.

The programs that allow you to do all this are SGRBs (Bibliographical References Management Systems), of which there are many. Each one has a series of characteristics that make it suitable for one set of tasks or another. Certain ones are free, such as Connotea or Cite-U-Like, there are ones that require payment, such as Procite, with payment versions and free reduced versions, such as EndNote and EndNoteWeb, etc.

The UOC, just like other Catalan universities which form part of the CBUC (Consortium of Catalan University Libraries), has subscribed to Refworks for its entire education community. The Library has developed a Refworks user's guide which it has made available to the whole of its users' community.

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