The Coventry University Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style: Referencing Software
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Referencing Management Software
Such software allows you to store any potentially useful references in one convenient place and then generate in-text citations and reference lists/bibliographies in different referencing styles. The University subscribes to two products: RefWorks and EndNote.
RefWorksA web based software which can help you to:
Take a look at the Step by Step guide to New RefWorks at the bottom of this page. |
EndNote
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Store, easily organise and manage references from lots of different sources.
- Easily create lists of references (or bibliographies) in the correct format for use in your research.
- It is not compatible with the CU Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style.
Please note that EndNote is a desktop product which currently can only be downloaded onto University computers.
To download it onto a Windows computer go to appsanywhere
To download it onto a Mac users need to use self service - please see EndNote guide for further instructions
Other tools
Other tools exist, but are not supported by Coventry University. Whichever one you choose, make sure that your final output follows Coventry University's version of Harvard style.
N.B. some software will offer outputs referred to generically as 'Harvard Style' (e.g. the MS Word in-built referencing tool). This is not the same as Coventry University's version of Harvard style. So, whichever software you choose to use, make sure you have followed the correct guidelines.
- You still need to understand the principles behind the CU Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style in order to accurately input information / check the accuracy of information that has been automatically input.
- Occasionally, errors can occur even with the most sophisticated software. It remains your responsibility to check the accuracy of your references against the guidelines in the CU Guide to Referencing in Harvard Style.
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Step by step Guide to New RefWorks Guidance on how to use New RefWorks (2017)
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RefWorks Citation Manager for student versions of Word RefWorks Citation Manager is automatically installed on student versions of Word downloaded from the University to your own computer. This screenshot will show you how to open it.
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Essentials
Overview of key elements:
Techniques to integrate sources
How to reference secondary sources (sources within sources)
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