Getting Started with Mendeley : referencing and citing manager

Endnote tutorials now available

Need help with EndnoteBasic for an assignment or final year project? Getting started with referencing using EndnoteBasic tutorials are available on Thursday mornings either from 10-11am or 11-12pm for the next few weeks.

Interested? Contact kst.library@dit.ie or julie.defoubert@dit.ie to book a session.

All you need to bring is your laptop and have your DIT network passwords handy. It's also helpful, but not essential to know your module's recommended referencing / citation style  e.g. Harvard, RSC, IEEE, Numeric etc.

Alternatively have a look at  DIT Library's EndnoteBasic information.

RefME is changing to Cite This For Me from 28 February 2017. See the main changes listed below

Are you a RefMe user?  Quite a number of science students use RefME to manage project citations so if that's you then please read on.

The app based student friendly citation freeware is changing to Cite This For Me from 28th February 2017. Some changes and access issues to look out for are listed below (with thanks to Neal Taparia from RefMe Support)

What’s staying the same?
Cite This For Me offers the same core citation features that allow users to automatically and accurately create citations, bibliographies, and reference lists.

You’ll still be able to easily create accurate citations and reference lists in thousands of styles, and Cite This For Me has a mobile app too

What will be different?

Chrome Extension – The Cite This For Me Chrome extension is available, but does not support adding annotations or adding to a specific 

Mobile App – The RefME mobile app will no longer be supported. Instead, you can access your work and create citations with the Cite This For Me mobile app after February 28th. Note that the Cite This For Me App does not support photo quotes or journal camera lookup.


Accounts - You will still be able to create citations and bibliographies, but the ability to create an account and save projects will be paid features. Current free users will be given account access until June 1, 2017.. Afterward, you can subscribe to Cite This For Me, or use the service without account and project management.

Word Add-on – The Word add-on for Cite This For Me will only support Windows, versions 2007 to present.

App	RefME	CTFM
Chrome extension
Cite from Chrome	Yes	Yes
Add to bibliography	Yes	Yes
Add to specific project	Yes	No
Add highlight	Yes	Yes
Add annotation	Yes	No
Mobile app
ISBN lookup	Yes	Yes
Cite different sources	Yes	Yes
Link to account	Yes	Yes
Photo quotes	Yes	No
Journal camera lookup	Yes	No
Other source search	Yes	Yes
Website
Accounts	Free & paid	Paid only
All styles	Yes	Yes
Notes	Yes	Yes
Sharing	Yes	Yes
Folders	Yes	No
Institutional	Yes	Yes
Shibboleth	Yes	No
EdModo login	Yes	No
Google login	Yes	Yes
Facebook login	Yes	Yes
Direct login	Yes	Yes
.RIS import	Yes	No
Word add-on
Word 2016 support	Yes	Yes
Any other version?	Unknown	Down to 2007
Windows / Mac	Yes	No (windows only)
RefME Plus / Institute
Word add on	Yes	Partial
Photo quotes	Yes	No
Folders	Yes	No

Need help with referencing and citing or using Endnote for a project?

If you're in the middle of a final year (or any year) project or dissertation and want some assistance getting started with EndnoteBasic citation freeware or just using a citing and referencing style in general we can help. Contact us at kst.library@dit.ie and a member of staff will get back to you re. a tutorial time in one of the Library study rooms. If possible bring a laptop and check you know your recommended citation style e.g. Harvard, Numeric, RSC, IEEE etc.  Not the only one who needs help?  Bring a friend!

RefME -student friendly referencing and citing made easy: use and scan with your smartphone or tablet device