Organise

Once the information has been found and evaluated it, then it needs to be organised.

Some ideas on how to organise and extract the information needed:

• Use Library Search or your databases to save and email (or print) your results. Some databases, like EBSCOHost, allow you to set up an account so results can be saved and managed into folders. In Library Search there is no limit to the number of items in your Favourites (Pinned items) folder and the items stay in this folder until you remove them.

• Referencing software like Endnote can be used to manage all the items found and used. The Subject Librarians hold tutorials in Endnote that are free for all University of Waikato students and staff

• When taking notes, record enough information about where it is from so that it can be found again if needed. When appropriate include titles, publication dates, chapter details, page number(s) and author details. Think about the details needed for a citation

• Some useful information about reading effectively can be found through Student Learning

Finding information for a citation

There are many different styles of referencing, but mostly they all require the same information.