Reference Management for Research Papers
13 April 2022
With technological advancements, various software, apps and programs are available to researchers and students in preparing their scientific reports. These writing aids can increase work efficiency by incorporating database management for easy crosschecking, facilitating in-text citations or aiding in proper formatting.
At the end of the session, you are expected to be able to:
1. recall common reference management programs and functions from word processing softwares;
2. practice the use of the reference management programs and functions during a synchronous workshop/demonstration; and
3. apply the use of reference management programs and functions in the preparation of your Research Group’s Final Paper.
You may have encountered different online ads for various writing solutions that would help any writer, particularly students, in preparing their written requirements. Programs that check for possible plagiarism, improve writing style and grammar, and help you how to manage the various references you have read through in developing your research paper are now available. For this week, we will have a synchronous session with a short workshop/demonstration on how to use reference management programs or maximize the functions of the basic school/workspace suites that you can access from the University (e.g. MS Office, Adobe Creative Cloud) that you may employ in preparing your final research output.
In preparation for the session, you may browse the following websites and see what reference management is all about.
· EndNote (www.endnote.com)
· Mendeley (www.mendeley.com)
· Zotero (www.zotero.org)
Keep these questions in mind while we go through this week’s activities:
· How do these reference management solutions work?
· How will these reference management solutions aid me and my group in preparing our Final Paper?
· How can I apply these reference management solutions in my academic and professional life?
If you are using reference management programs for your academic requirements or would like to suggest other websites or apps for the same purpose, be ready to share your experience during the session.
Digging Deeper…
Aside from reference management programs, you may also browse and use the following writing aids in preparing your Final Paper:
1. Grammarly to check grammar and spelling or improve style and tone (https://www.grammarly.com/). You may watch videos about it using this link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGrammarly
2. Turnitin, known as an “anti-plagiarism” tool, it is more apt as a “similarity checker” so the originality of the written work can be assessed (https://www.turnitin.com/).
· on how to use Turnitin in VLE: https://help.turnitin.com/integrity/student/moodle.htm
· on how to use Turnitin in Google Docs: https://help.turnitin.com/integrity/student/draft-coach/using-draft-coach.htm
ADDENDUM:
To be able to participate in the workshop during the session, students are expected to have installed and had set-up Mendeley Desktop in their gadgets. Kindly check out the link to the tutorial video for the installation and set-up:
https://youtu.be/wtDTxa9DE-M
Please note that the desktop version is different from the web-based version (the former can be used offline). Furthermore, the e-mail to be used in the registration should be a personal e-mail address and NOT an institutional e-mail (e.g. your up.edu.ph account).
There is also an advisory from IMS that there will be a Zoom Transition and Migration on 13-18 April 2022. Please take note of the alternate Google Meet class link we will use in case Zoom will not be available:
meet.google.com/beh-kfgv-cmq
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Here are additional links for the supplemental videos on adding citations using Mendeley shared by Dr. Guzman: