You can save a lot of time using a reference management tool. Once you have some references in your reference library, they're easily placed in articles or power points, and the list of references will generate automatically. References can be downloaded from research article - or bibliographic databases, or manually created by the user.
EndNote
Employees at SDU can install the EndNote program on their SDU computer via the Software Center. Alternatively, employees can install it via https://software.sdu.dk (requires SDU login).
Use the EndNote Guide to find instructions and help for both the installation and general use. The guide is in Danish, but you can easily translate a page to your prefered language with your browser 's translator feature. If you need further assistance after reviewing the EndNote guide, you can sign up for one of our workshops. You can also delve into EndNote's official guide.
Contact
For request of specific courses concerning EndNote or reference management - or if you need more information please contact us: endnote@bib.sdu.dk.
Other tools
There are other reference management tools, e.g. Zotero og Mendeley, whose basic versions can be downloaded for free from the Internet. Please note though that since SDU does not have a licens to these two , you won't be able to use them in Word if you work with the Office Package through SDU due to security reasons. The University Library only offers general support for Zotero and Mendeley.
Which reference style?
When writing academia, one have to live up to certain demands about citing and refering to the sources correctly. There are many standards to choose from: AMA, APA, MLA are just a few. Every field of study has it's preferences - and there is often an organisation behind the specific style. If you need help for a specific style, you can find many guides and tutorials online, but it is always adviceable to go to the official source. Below you can see which styles are connected to the different fields of study, and you can find links to the reference style resources.
Reference styles
ABBREVIATION | FIELD | INSTITUTION | TITLE | FORMAT | TYPE |
AMA / JAMA | HEALTH, Medicine | American Medical Association | AMA Manual of Style | E-book |
Numerical1 (page references possible) |
APA 7th | Interdisc. HUM+ SOC.SC. +HEALTH, Psychology, Education, Communication and Cultural studies. | American Psychological Association |
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association 7th APA Style 7th Help APA 7th-Guiden |
Book, order via Mimer Blog SDUB's guide about APA 7th in Danish |
Author/Year |
CBE | Biology | Council of Biology Editors Style Manual Committee | Scientific style and format: The CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers | Book, order via Mimer | Numerical(1) or Author/Year |
CBPA | SCIENCE |
Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology
Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology [Comp Biochem Phys-part A] |
Guideline for authors | Website | Author/Year |
Chicago/ Turabian |
History, Law, Philosophy, American Studies | University of Chicago | Chicago Manual of Style | E-book | Author/Year or Footnotes |
Harvard | Interdisc. SOC. SC.+HEALTH+TECH, Business. | Harvard follows standard DS/ISO 690. |
DS/ISO 690:2021 (Eng. ed.) DS/ISO 690:2013 (Dan. ed.) |
ISO Standard Log in by “Adgang via uddannelses-sted”, choose SDU. |
Author/Year |
IEEE | TECH, engineering, computer science, math. | The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | IEEE Editorial Style Manual | Website w. pdf (IEEE Reference Guide) |
Numerical [1] |
MLA | HUM, Classical studies, Literature, Language. | Modern Language Association |
MLA Handbook MLA Style Center |
Book, order via Mimer Website |
Author/Year |
NLM | HEALTH, Medicine | National Library of Medicine | Citing Medicine |
E-book | Numerical(1) |
Vancouver | HEALTH, Medicine | International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) |
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts NB: refers to NLMs Citing Medicine. |
Website |
Numerical(1) |