Reference management software allows you to create your personal database of references. Gather, store, search, organise and share your references. When writing your paper you can automatically insert your citations in the desired format and create your bibliography at the click of a button.
The University makes RefWorks and EndNote Web available free of charge to its members. You can buy the full EndNote package at a discount from the IT Services shop. Several other packages can be freely downloaded from the Internet. These include Mendeley and Zotero which provide free basic accounts, although these are limited in the storage space available. If you are using LaTeX to process documents containing large amounts of mathematical formulae and expressions, you may find BibTeX useful.
Easy export to RefWorks and EndNote is possible from SOLO & many bibliographic databases (e.g. Scopus, Web of Knowledge, Ovid databases).
The Bodleian Libraries and IT Services run courses every term from basic to advanced level. See the Training & Guides tab for more information. If you can't attend a course, you can contact the library for one-on-one assistance. There's also plenty of material on-line. See the box below for some quick start guides.
Some 'how to' guides to help get you started.