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Public Health - Undergraduate Program

Resources for students in the undergraduate public health program.

Need Help with Citation Styles?

If you choose to format your references yourself, you can use programs such as ZoteroBib, but for formatting by hand or to check the work of a program, use these helpful examples from University College of the University of Maryland.

Why Should You Use Citation Managment Tools?

Citation or bibliographic managment programs help you:

  • collect and organize your references and PDFs
  • easily insert citations in a Word document
  • create and format a bibliography in many styles.

Each program works somewhat differently, so take some time to get to know a few programs and find the one that works best for you.

Don't worry about changing a program that isn't working for you. You can export your references from one program to another easily.

Mendeley

Why use Mendeley?

  • It's easy to use.
  • It's not just a citation manager; it's a workflow product that helps you manage your PDFs, connect with other scholars, and find new references in the Mendeley catalog.
  • It was created by researchers, so it works the way researchers work:
    • Download the desktop program to as many computers as you work on
    • Also access your collections through the web
  • It's free!

Zotero

Why use Zotero?

  • It's easy to use.
  • It was created by researchers, so it works the way you work:  it lets you take notes on articles and easily share them with others.
  • It's free.
  • It lives inside your Firefox bowser, so it's always ready to use.
  • It's the best program for those who actively collect information from social media (web sites, blogs, wikis).