Recording and organizing sources that you might use in your research paper can save you a lot of time and stress when it comes time to begin writing your paper and citing others' work. There are a variety of ways that can be utilized. These are just a few of the different options you can try to see what works for you and your research process!
Annotated Bibliography
- This is a highly customizable option that requires you to write brief summaries (anywhere from a sentence to a few paragraphs) that describes what a source is and how it connects to your project or other sources you've found.
- Typically, these summaries come after a citation of the work that you are describing and are organized alphabetically
Citation Managers
- Services such as Zotero, EndNote or Mendeley can be accessed on the Citation Manager Research Guide
- Benefits of using a citation manager include:
- Keeping all your articles in one place
- Provides tools for keeping notes, annotating and marking up documents
- Able to create a bibliography
- Can be shared with a group or faculty member
Permalinks
Detailed information on how to use permalinks can be found in the Permalinks box on the Research How Tos guide
Literature Reviews
Synthesis Matrix
Examples of synthesis matrixes can be found at:
