When you do scientific research, you are entering into a conversation between scholars and building upon the work of others. It is important to cite the existing works of others whenever you use a source for inspiration, background information, comparison, quoting/paraphrasing, data, procedures, and anything else. Careful citing continues the scientific conversation in the following ways:
There are a number of citation managers (also called reference managers) available to use. These programs are designed for students and researchers and they have the following capabilities:
Here are some recommended citation managers:
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