Environmental Sciences

Remember to cite when:

• quoting
• paraphrasing
• summarizing
• borrowing an image
  

You do NOT have to cite when it is:

• common knowledge
• original thought
  

Still not sure? Look at this simple flowchart from EasyBib.

Refworks - RefWorks is a citation management software that is freely available to Rutgers faculty and students. Once you have created an account while you are at Rutgers, you will have life-long access to RefWorks, even after you leave Rutgers.

Refworks Tutorials - This libguide has easy to follow instructions for creating a refworks account, and all of its useful features.

How to Choose: Mendeley, Zotero, or EndNote - This useful guide from Washington University Libraries can help you pick one of the citation tools available. Mendeley and Zotero are free; EndNote is not.

Mendeley - A free citation manager with social sharing.

Zotero - A freely available citation tool with social sharing.

As you gather your sources, compile your References section. Complete this section before you begin writing your paper! Why?

• This will ensure that you have copied down all the necessary citation components of your book, article, Web site, etc.
• It will make your life much easier when you need to do in-text citations since authors and dates are already neatly organized on your reference page.
• It decreases the chance that you'll include an in-text citation for a source, but then forget to include it within the reference section.