Only when you paid attention did you notice that the citations did not follow a coherent style: mixes of (Familyname 2021:page), (Familyname, 2021 p.page) and all possible combinations. I would receive a Word file with the finished paper, sparkled with citations and followed by the usual references section. When I was a student at the university, I was hired by a few researchers to take care of the citations and references of papers they had to submit. We hope to rescue many academics from the tedious task of compiling a bibliography manually. ![]() We’ll start with some personal anecdotes and finish with tips from our collective experience. ![]() We want to share our view, our experience and our tips on bibliography managers, with a focus on Zotero, because that’s the one we use and it’s free, open source software (other reference managers are certainly good as well!). If you’re still dealing with your bibliography manually, you MUST read this post, as we have some good news for you: reference managers are great, life-changing tools! If you’re already using one, maybe you can still find some useful tips, so keep reading. Here comes the most boring, time-consuming and dazzling task: making a reference list! We are here to convince you that using a reference manager can change your academic life. You’ve written your paper/essay/article/thesis, and now it’s time to finish it up. ![]() By Katharina Meissl, Giulia Mazzola & Mariana Montes
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