Training on Reference Management System — Ruaha University College, Iringa 2014

It is increasingly difficult to create in-text citations and prepare reference lists manually while writing papers, theses, and dissertations. A variety of reference management software exists to solve this problem, but many authors and researchers do not take advantage of it due to limited awareness and skills.

In response, COTUL organized a one-day training to orient members and other interested individuals on the effective use of reference management tools, discussing several systems and offering recommendations based on functionality and cost-effectiveness.

Event Details

Objectives

• Empower participants with knowledge and skills to capture bibliographic data into reference management systems
• Orient participants on how such systems assist while writing citations
• Guide participants on managing bibliographic information, including duplicates, tags, document metadata, importing/exporting between systems, and changing citation styles
• Hands-on practice creating groups and exchanging documents

Course Content

• Introduction to reference management tools
• Downloading and installing a reference management tool (Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote)
• Creating a desktop library
• Managing documents and references
• In-text citations
• Automatically generating reference lists and bibliographies

Who Should Attend

Authors and researchers in all research disciplines, librarians and information professionals, postgraduate students.

Requirements: Bring a laptop and internet bundle.

Facilitators

• Prof. F.W. Dulle — Sokoine University of Agriculture
• Mr. P. Muneja — Information Studies, University of Dar es Salaam