Reference and PDF-manager software: complexities, support and workflow.
In the past, librarians taught reference management by training library users to use established software programs such as RefWorks or EndNote. In today's environment, there is a proliferation of Web-based programs that are being used by library clientele that offer a new twist on the well-known reference management programs. Basically, these new programs are PDF-manager software (e.g., Mendeley or Papers). Librarians are faced with new questions, issues, and concerns, given the new workflows and pathways that these PDF-manager programs present. This article takes a look at some of those.
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Donna R
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Berryman
D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D007998:Library Science / Q000193:education; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface