Reference management

The library supports its patrons in the use of the reference management programme "Zotero". Further down you may find links to our LEA-course on Zotere and other software.

Key Features

•    Collect & sort: Save references from catalogues and databases in one place and sort them by author, title, year or keyword

•    Insert citations: Insert citations directly into documents (e.g. in Word, SciFlow or LibreOffice)

•    Create bibliographies: Automatic generation and export in various formats

•    Apply citation styles: Output in APA, MLA, Chicago and many more

•    Teamwork: Sharing and editing sources

•    Highlighting, notes & structure: Analysing full texts directly, adding comments and highlighting quotations, grouping and sorting sources using tags

Benefits

•    Time savings through automation

•    Fewer errors in citations and references

•    More efficient working thanks to quick access to sources

•    Consistency in citation style

•    Better teamwork

•    Greater organisation for large-scale projects

In addition, the library’s Bib-Discover atalogue allows users to export search results in RIS format, which is supported by all standard reference management software.

Help and counselling

With the free, daily ‘Book a Librarian’ counselling service, the library is here to help you with any queries you may have regarding academic writing. Simply book an appointment.