## 5.6 Referencing tools

When you you are working on a research assignment or thesis, you collect a lot of information. To keep things organised and create automatic references, you can use reference managers.

There are free online tools that generate references, such as Scribr and Zotero. With more advanced programmes, such as EndNote and RefWorks, you can collect, store, share and organise literature references and PDF documents. This allows you to create your own bibliographic database with references. These programmes usually offer a plug-in that allows you to insert literature lists and text references in Word. Word also has its own built-in reference function, but this offers fewer options than reference managers. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has taken out a license for the EndNote programme and offers access to RefWorks.

For access to EndNote and more information about RefWorks, visit the library website under Tools.