APA: how to make a reference list

When you refer to someone else's work in your paper, you need to include that source in the reference list. A reference list only contains sources that were cited or referred to in your paper. Background readings don't belong in your reference list (but they can go in your …

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APA: how to refer within a text

The way you refer to a source in your paper is the same for physical and online sources. You need to refer to a source when you cite someone, or when you paraphrase their ideas, data, theory, ... Below you can find concrete examples that show you how to do …

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Citing: how to

When you copy literal phrasings of another author (or your own, previous work), you're citing another text. Some quick guidelines:

• Always use quotation marks: "..."
• Refer to the source immediately after the citation
• If you use a footnote reference style, also add the page number
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EndNote: creating a library

Steps

1. Open EndNote via Athena 

If you've never used Athena on this device before, install the Citrix client: https://helpdesk.ugent.be/athena/en/ica.php 

2. Click in EndNote on File > New

3. Save the library on your H:Drive, preferably in a separate folder

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Endnote: find and remove duplicates

You can have duplicate references all removed in one click or one by one manually.

You can find duplicates of references when you click Library > Find Duplicates. You will get a pop-up where you can compare possible duplicates. If there are fields that differ, they will …

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EndNote: how to create a group?

You can create groups in EndNote to structure your citations. There are three different groups:

• a Group: you can add citations manually
• a Smart Group: citations are added automatically
• a Group Set: a cluster of (Smart) Groups

If you want to create a group to which you can …

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EndNote: what is it?

EndNote is software supporting:

• information management: collect information in one place, group in a relevant structure, comment, add keywords and much more;
• referencing, footnotes and a bibliography: add references in a text, using the correct reference style ("output style"), make or change reference styles, set up bibliographic lists.

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Mendeley: how to import references

Importing references into your library means you can save them for future research, to later edit or share them, or to cite them in a paper.

• Open a browser via Athena or with a VPN-connection or with the Lean Library tool.
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Paraphrase: how to

You paraphrase when you explain another author’s idea(s) in your own words, often with added context. Here's how to do it:

• Extract the gist. For example, one of the main arguments in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own (1929) is: women have the right to education.
• When you …

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PID: What is a persistent identifier for publications and datasets?

What is a persistent identifier?

A persistent identifier or PID, such as a DOI or Handle, is a permanent, unique reference to a digital object. Not all identifiers ensure persistency and uniqueness like a PID (see examples below). Moreover, when a PID for a digital object is created, descriptions of …

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Plagiarism detection: use of the tool StrikePlagiarism

Where can you find the tool?

Checking articles or other textual work for plagiarism? Recently, it can be done with a new tool, StrikePlagiarism. The new tool is built into the Ufora learning environment.

Teachers are already familiar with it in the context of checking papers or assignments …

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Reference software: overview of tips

EndNote Starting with EndNote

• EndNote: what is it?
• EndNote: creating a library
• EndNote: what is your library's capacity?

• EndNote: importing a Mendeley library
• EndNote: importing references
• EndNote: importing references from Web of Science

• Endnote: find and remove duplicates
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Reference software: reasons to use it

Reference software, also known as bibliographic software, allows you to collect, manage and use information in a systematic way.

The tool supports you in

• building your own library of references
• coherently integrating references and citations in a text, according to a certain citation style such as APA, Vancouver, MLA
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Reference style: what is it?

A reference style defines the rules you have to follow to refer to sources. There are many different reference styles, often linked to a certain field. Also certain scientific journals have their own reference style. Some examples of reference styles are: MLA, APA, Vancouver, IEEE, OSCOLA,...

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V&A ((Dutch) reference style for law school)

Within the scientific field of law in the (Dutch) Belgian context, the reference style juridische verwijzingen en afkortingen (V&A) is used to refer to sources in publications.

All information about V&A can be found in the manual.

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Zotero: how do I manage my sources in Zotero?

How can you add or edit sources in Zotero?

Adding sources to your library can be done manually or by using the Zotero Connector browser extension. In either case, it's best to check what data is stored so you can complete in a timely manner.

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Zotero: how to cite in Word or LibreOffice

The Zotero client also automatically installs a plugin for your word processor. If you want to cite from your Zotero library, always start Zotero first and then Word so that all plugins load correctly. Depending on the word processor you use, the Zotero plugin looks like a tab at the …

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Zotero: how to install Zotero?

Zotero is a bibliographic software manager. You can compare it to EndNote. The main difference is that it is free and offers a group library option. EndNote, however, has more options for creating your own style. Both are compatible: you can import and export libraries between the two.

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