Reference management systems

Managing references with EndNote

To be able to handle references in an efficient manner in your research work, a reference management system can be used. Using such a system, you collect your references in a separate reference library. When you write documents, such as a journal article or a thesis, you collect and paste the references by using certain commands in Word.

It is also possible to easily format the references in a document according to different reference systems, such as Harvard, Vancouver, APA, or according to the instructions of a particular journal. There are both licensed and free programs to use. One of the most common licensed programs is EndNote.

For staff

LRC offers teaching and supervision in EndNote for Kristianstad University staff. Contact Peter Bengtsson, librarian.

For students

For students, a web-based version of EndNote is available via Web of Science. All students at Kristianstad University who enter the following address and register, thus has access to EndNote at no cost: EndNote via Web of Science.

Freely available software

There are several freely available reference management systems, this is a sample:

Zotero
Mendeley