Organising and managing your references is definitely a challenging task if you have to do it manually. Having very good literature and later realising that you cannot remember the reference is a common occurrence. Trying to recall such a reference is nuisance you may have experienced at one time or another during your research. A reference management software helps you insert citations into a paper and create a properly formatted bibliography automatically. This will save you the stress of trying to format your references and citations.
One such software is Mendeley reference manager. Mendeley automatically;
- Organises the references
- add notes to your references
- link to full text, web pages and documents
- cites your references and creates bibliographies
Click here to access Mendeley reference manager. Instructions on installing are available here
Another popular open source reference managers is Zotero: Click here to access it
Click here for an abridged version of the APA guide
Please explore the JKUAT library website for more information resources such as publishing.