HLTH 404: Global Studies of Social Inclusion, Community Participation & Mental Health

Citing sources is an important part of your research. Throughout the research process it is important for you to keep track of the information you used by citing your sources. Citing sources:

• Documents what sources you have used in writing your paper;
• Gives credit to an author's work and acknowledge their ideas;
• Provides your instructor with information needed to identify and retrieve the cited sources; and
• Avoids plagiarism.

Many of the electronic databases you will be using (including Omni) offer you the option to download, print or email the citations to the material you find. 

Citation managers allow you to:

• Manage all of your sources in one place.
• Upload and store full-text PDFs and other file types for your sources.
• Generate formatted bibliographies in desired format.
• Install plug-ins for word processors that allow you to insert citations from the reference manager as you write.
• Organize your references into meaningful collection folders that may serve a variety of purposes.
• Share collections with colleagues to collaborate in private or open groups.
• Facilitate the removal of duplicate citations.

There are many different citation managers available for your use including Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote. Queen's University has a site license for the subscription-based (desktop) version of EndNote.