Overview 

This one-hour workshop will introduce you to the purposes and principles of using reference management software to keep track of your reading, from exporting citation data from online resources to organising and annotating your references and PDFs of full-text articles.

We’ll concentrate on using Zotero for this session. You may find it useful to download Zotero onto your laptop and create an account in preparation for the workshop. 

Recommended for: 

Reference management software is a valuable tool for doctoral students in all disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

• understand the benefits and limitations of reference management software

• gain experience of using a range of reference management packages.

Teaching Methods

Practical workshop with support from Library staff.

Other Information

More information on reference management can be found on the Library’s reference management software webpages.