Reference managers can save you a lot of time and energy when writing papers, but are an often overlooked tool.
We look into what they actually are, why we need them, our own experiences with a variety of different reference managers, and some of the pros and cons.

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Ep6 Resources for Research

An academic librarian and a computer scientist talk about supporting academic research from totally different perspectives.  We lift the lid and chat about how it all works under the hood, demystifying some of the things that go on in the background to make the academic machine work, from tackling the world of information and managing the tidal wave of Big Data through to developments in scholarly communications to research assessment.

Ep5 Reference managers: easing the pain of referencing