No Stress, No Mess - Finding Peace of Mind with Reference Management

26 Feb 2025, 13:00 to 14:30 in TUHH, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 2 (B), Room B 0.001

Goals:
Participants will acquire essential skills to navigate academic research challenges and effectively manage references by exploring two reference management software options. They will learn to enhance their literature and organization and citation integration.
Content Outline:
Academic work requires precision, particularly when it comes to managing sources and literature, which can quickly become overwhelming. To minimize errors and reduce time and effort, using a reference management program is recommended for the efficient organization of citations. Such programs can be employed during researching, reading, writing, and publishing. Depending on the software, there are various additional features available, so it’s worth selecting the one that best meets your individual needs.
In this workshop, we will introduce and compare the functionalities of two commonly used programs: Zotero (Open Source) and Citavi (Campus License). Afterwards, participants will have the opportunity to explore both basic and advanced features of Citavi and Zotero together, providing guidance for their own decision-making process. Participants should ensure that these programs are installed in advance if they plan to join with their own laptops.
The workshop will focus on the following topics, among others:
• Familiarizing with selected features
• Capturing different types of literature
• Organizing knowledge
• Sorting and searching within projects
• Integrating citations into academic work
• Collaborating with others
The session will include hands-on exercises and group discussions. You will have the chance to help shape the workshop agenda. Let us know your questions beforehand to tailor the session to your needs. Further information and introductory tutorials on the subject of literature management can be found on the websites of the tub.

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