Citation Management
What is citation management?
Citation management is a web-based or computer-based system that allows you to collect, sort, annotate and group references you find. When you wish to include references in your papers, a citation management system will output selected references within the text and create a bibliography at the end using a style you choose (APA, Chicago, JAMA, MLA, Turabian, etc.).
What are some citation managers?
The University of Georgia (UGA) Student Technology Fee, through the UGA Libraries, funds the licenses for two citation managers: EndNote, and RefWorks.
There are many other citation managers. Please see: Wikipedia: Comparison of Reference Management Software for more on the functionalities of citation managers.
Note: EndNote and RefWorks are available to all faculty, staff and students at UGA. Exclusions may affect certain patron classes. Please ask at any UGA Libraries' Reference desk.
How do citation managers work?
Each reference (or citation) is organized by its citable parts (e.g author, title, etc.), but they can also accommodate unusual references (e.g. equations, visual materials, etc.). Citation managers love structure. Every reference has its elements, and every element must be in its place before it is used in a paper or free-standing bibliography.
Need help?
Require further clarification about citation managers? Please contact Monica Pereira (pokey@uga.edu) or Elizabeth White (elwhite1@uga.edu).
