Why are references important? The primary reason for citing references is to give credit to authors whose ideas contributed to the current work. An equally important function is to provide sufficient bibliographic information about the work cited such that the reader is able to identify and obtain the original work.
Regardless of the style used, most journal article citations include the following elements:
... and most book citations include these elements:
When it comes to handling references, citation managers can be enormously helpful. Not only can they automatically generate properly formatted citations based on the selected style, they can also insert citations into the text of your paper and generate a bibliography at the end of the paper.
UVM supports three citation management software programs: EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley. Which program you use will depend upon your needs and aptitudes, and on the traditions and preferences of your particular department or discipline.
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