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Perry A. Foote

Software - Reference Manager

What is Refman?

Reference Manager is an online search tool—it provides a simple way to search online bibliographic databases and retrieve the references directly into Reference Manager (Reference Manager can also import data files save from a variety of online services, CD-ROMs, and databases.

Reference Manager is a reference database—it specializes in storing, managing, and searching for bibliographic references in your provide reference database.

How to use Reference Manager

STEP 1 - Configuration (Only for the first use) to use with Microsoft Word by Click Here Then select "Cite while you write for Microsoft Word 2000, XP or 2003" and press OK when it complete

STEP 2 - Then Start Reference Manager

You can find the User's Manual for Reference Manager 11 Here

Reference Manager is a bibliography maker—it builds lists of cited works automatically. Use Reference Manager to insert citations into word processing documents and later scan those documents for in-text citations to compile a bibliography in any format that you need.

With Reference Manager, you can:

  • Search ISI Web of Science, PubMed and Internet libraries worldwide from Reference Manager. Export references directly from Current Contents and Discovery Agent. Build your personal reference collection from hundreds of CD-ROM, Online and Web databases—reduce data entry.
  • Organize your data using standard Windows tools in Reference Manager. Perform key operations across multiple databases. Run spell checker and syntax alerting to keep your references accurate —even customize your dictionaries. Create multiple links to the Web or files on your hard drive. Locate references in seconds, save search strategies for re-use later, and use our synonym editor for authors, keywords and periodicals. Customize your reference list display and edit records individually or globally.
  • Create bibliographies using Reference Manager with Instant Formatting—all you have to do is select references to cite. Reference Manager takes care of formatting the bibliography in hundreds of journal styles—you can even create your own styles. Revise your manuscript as many times as needed—all within your word processor. A traveling library that contains cited reference data makes it easy to collaborate with colleagues on writing projects.
  • Take advantage of the only true multi-user network program in this category. When sharing databases with the network version of Reference Manager, multiple users can read and write to the same database down to the field level within the same bibliographic record. The network program is licensed based on either the number of workstations or on concurrent accesses to the program.

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