Managing references and citing sources

Any scientific research, whether conducted by bachelor students or professors, builds on the work of others. Referencing sources in your work is essential to acknowledge the contributions of others, demonstrate the foundation of the research, and ensure transparency and academic integrity.

Collecting the information you need to create the right references manually can be a lot of work. Tools, called reference managers, are available to make this easier. Examples of reference managers are EndNote Fusion (formerly RefWorks), Zotero and Mendeley. These tools store bibliographic data such as title, name of author(s), year of publication, etc.

These programs are useful for:

• Retrieving references automatically
  You can manually add references to a reference manager, but also retrieve them directly (often in bulk) from many academic databases with a few simple mouse clicks.
• Maintaining an overview of found literature
  You can organize your references in folders, add keywords and other information, and sometimes also add (PDF) files.
• Adding in-text citations and creating a bibliography
  Reference managers help you create literature lists in reference styles (such as APA or Chicago) and often help you add in-text citations or footnotes. The reference manager automatically applies the rules of the different styles.

EndNote Fusion

Erasmus University Rotterdam has a license for the online reference manager EndNote Fusion. EUR students and researchers can use EndNote Fusion for free. 

Advantages of EndNote Fusion:

• EndNote Fusion is an online tool. The references are stored on a server, so you can access them from any computer with an internet connection.
• Reference styles (such as APA and Chicago) are updated automatically.
• Many databases have a Direct Export function, which makes importing references into EndNote Fusion easy.
• EndNote Fusion can connect to your files in Word, Google Docs or Hangul via the EndNote Fusion add-on to add in-text references.

Check out our services:

• Monthly workshop EndNote Fusion
  Learn how to store and manage references with EndNote Fusion, create bibliographies, and more.
• E-course EndNote Fusion
  Take our comprehensive online course on the basic and advanced options of EndNote Fusion.
• E-modules Citing Information
  Learn more about referencing and reference managers online, at your own pace.