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== Tools and standards == | == Tools and standards == | ||
=== Standards === | === Standards === | ||
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* [http://xbiblio.sourceforge.net/csl/ Citation Style Language] (CSL) | * [http://xbiblio.sourceforge.net/csl/ Citation Style Language] (CSL) | ||
=== Reference/Bibliography managers === | === Individual Reference/Bibliography managers === | ||
A reference manager is a tool to manage references. | A reference manager is a tool to manage references. | ||
; Local software | |||
* [http://jabref.sourceforge.net/ JabRef] (Freeware) | * [http://jabref.sourceforge.net/ JabRef] (Freeware) | ||
* [http://xbiblio.sourceforge.net/citeproc/ CiteProc]. This may become part of Open Office. | * [http://xbiblio.sourceforge.net/citeproc/ CiteProc]. This may become part of Open Office. | ||
* Endnotes (commercial) | * Endnotes (commercial) | ||
; Web-based software | |||
* Most specialized vendors of academic digital publications allow to bookmark and export references in various formats. | |||
=== Social reference managers === | |||
Such systems allow users to share references. | |||
* [[ Connotea]] is probably the most popular system | |||
=== Citation indexes === | |||
A citation index is an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which documents cite which other documents. | |||
See: [[Citation index]] | |||
== Other tools == | == Other tools == | ||
* [http://www.webcitation.org/ WebCite] is an archiving system for webreferences (cited webpages and websites), which can be used by authors, editors, and publishers of scholarly papers and books, to ensure that cited webmaterial will remain available to readers in the future. | * [http://www.webcitation.org/ WebCite] is an archiving system for webreferences (cited webpages and websites), which can be used by authors, editors, and publishers of scholarly papers and books, to ensure that cited webmaterial will remain available to readers in the future. | ||
See also: [[social bookmarking]] | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style | ||
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[[Category: Standards]] | [[Category: Standards]] | ||
[[Category: Social computing]] | |||
Revision as of 14:59, 15 September 2006
Definition
A citation or bibliographic citation is a reference to a book, article, web page, or other published item with sufficient details to uniquely identify the item. Unpublished writings or speech, such as personal communications, are also sometimes cited. Citations are provided in scholarly works, bibliographies and indexes
Bibliographic management and citation formatting are central to this.
See the Wikiepedia Citation article.
Tools and standards
Standards
- Reference standards
There are many style conventions. In educational technology, the most popular one is probably APA.
- APA
- Chicago
- Harward
- Data formats
- Bibtex
- Marc
- Citation Style Language (CSL)
Individual Reference/Bibliography managers
A reference manager is a tool to manage references.
- Local software
- Web-based software
- Most specialized vendors of academic digital publications allow to bookmark and export references in various formats.
Social reference managers
Such systems allow users to share references.
- Connotea is probably the most popular system
Citation indexes
A citation index is an index of citations between publications, allowing the user to easily establish which documents cite which other documents.
See: Citation index
Other tools
- WebCite is an archiving system for webreferences (cited webpages and websites), which can be used by authors, editors, and publishers of scholarly papers and books, to ensure that cited webmaterial will remain available to readers in the future.
See also: social bookmarking
Links
- General
- Bibliographic Styles from OpenOffice.org
- APA