Introduction to automatic bibliographic reference systems

Code: HIS15036D

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: History

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

9. Indústria, inovação e infraestruturas - Construir infraestrutura resiliente, promover a industrialização inclusiva e sustentável, e fomentar a inovação.

17. Parcerias para a implementação dos objetivos - Fortalecer os meios de implementação e revitalizar a parceria global para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Learning Goals

1. From the content point of view:
- To know the main academic texts and how to reference them
- To know the web of knowledge;
- To know the potentialities of automatic bibliographic management systems and their weaknesses
- To master the use of Zotero
2. Competences to:
- Develop respect for the work of others,combating plagiarism;
- Plan and develop the criticism of the state of the art;
- Stimulate the publication of results in open access;
- Develop awareness of the impacts of Science, with a view to innovation and social welfare;
- Strengthen permanent updating and autonomy, on a transnational level;
- Develop teamwork skills.

Introduction
1. Software installation
2. The importance of state of art and the difficulties in doing it
3. The main text formats used in the academic world
4. Zotero in the context of automatic management systems of bibliographic references
5. University libraries, available databases and the Web of Knowledge
Part I - Using Zotero to create my library
1. Collecting bibliography with Zotero
2. The organization of the library
3. Exploration of reading
4. Searching within the library
Part II - Reading with Zotero
Part III - Using Zotero for writing academic texts
1 Making the notes.
2. Styles
3.Automatically producing the final bibliography and changinge it
Part IV - Sharing with Zotero
1. E-mailing bibliographic references
2.Creating groups and sharing a library

Teaching Methods

These seminars are designed to generate highly interactive learning. The student brings his computer and follows the research, creating his bibliographical database.