Reference management software, the Glossary

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1. 35 relations: A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Academic discipline, Academic journal, American Psychological Association, APA style, Bibliographic database, Bibliographic record, Bibliography, Citation, COinS, Communication protocol, Comparison of reference management software, EndNote, HTML form, Library catalog, Library of Congress, MediaWiki, MLA Handbook, Modern Language Association, Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities, Personal computer, Publication, RefWorks, Scholarly method, Server (computing), Springer Science+Business Media, The Chicago Manual of Style, University of Turin, Website, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Word processor, World Wide Web, Z39.50, Zotero.

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations is a style guide for writing and formatting research papers, theses, and dissertations and is published by the University of Chicago Press.

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Academic discipline

An academic discipline or academic field is a subdivision of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level.

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Academic journal

An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published.

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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world.

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APA style

APA style (also known as APA format) is a writing style and format for academic documents such as scholarly journal articles and books.

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Bibliographic database

A bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records.

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Bibliographic record

A bibliographic record is an entry in a bibliographic index (or a library catalog) which represents and describes a specific resource.

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Bibliography

Bibliography (from and), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes bibliography as a word having two senses: one, a list of books for further study or of works consulted by an author (or enumerative bibliography); the other one, applicable for collectors, is "the study of books as physical objects" and "the systematic description of books as objects" (or descriptive bibliography).

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Citation

A citation is a reference to a source.

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COinS

ContextObjects in Spans (COinS) is a method to embed bibliographic metadata in the HTML code of web pages.

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Communication protocol

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity.

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Comparison of reference management software

The following tables compare notable reference management software.

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EndNote

EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays, reports and articles.

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HTML form

A webform, web form or HTML form on a web page allows a user to enter data that is sent to a server for processing.

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Library catalog

A library catalog (or library catalogue in British English) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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MediaWiki is free and open-source wiki software originally developed by Magnus Manske for use on Wikipedia on January 25, 2002, and further improved by Lee Daniel Crocker,Magnus Manske's announcement of "PHP Wikipedia", wikipedia-l, August 24, 2001 after which it has been coordinated by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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MLA Handbook

MLA Handbook (9th ed., 2021), formerly MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (1977–2009), establishes a system for documenting sources in scholarly writing.

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Modern Language Association

The Modern Language Association of America, often referred to as the Modern Language Association (MLA), is widely considered the principal professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature.

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The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is a style guide that provides the modern method of legal citation in the United Kingdom; the style itself is also referred to as OSCOLA.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Publication

To publish is to make content available to the general public.

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RefWorks

is a cloud-based commercial reference management software package.

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Scholarly method

The scholarly method or scholarship is the body of principles and practices used by scholars and academics to make their claims about their subjects of expertise as valid and trustworthy as possible, and to make them known to the scholarly public.

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Server (computing)

A server is a computer that provides information to other computers called "clients" on computer network.

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Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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The Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Manual of Style (abbreviated as CMOS, TCM, or CMS, or sometimes as Chicago) is a style guide for American English published since 1906 by the University of Chicago Press.

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University of Turin

The University of Turin (Italian: Università degli Studi di Torino, UNITO) is a public research university in the city of Turin, in the Piedmont region of Italy.

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Website

A website (also written as a web site) is a collection of web pages and related content that is identified by a common domain name and published on at least one web server.

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Wikidata

Wikidata is a collaboratively edited multilingual knowledge graph hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki.

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Word processor

A word processor (WP) is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.

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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists.

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Z39.50

Z39.50 is an international standard client–server, application layer communications protocol for searching and retrieving information from a database over a TCP/IP computer network, developed and maintained by the Library of Congress.

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Zotero

Zotero is free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials, such as PDF and ePUB files.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_management_software

Also known as Bibliographic Reference software, Bibliographic Software, Bibliography manager, Citation Creator, Citation generator, Citation management software, Citation manager, Citation software, Personal bibliographic manager, Reference management, Reference manager, Reference-management software.