To find out if a reference management tool might be useful, try answering these questions:
- Do you have a large piece of writing to do?
- Will you need to use lots of different sources?
- Do you sometimes forget where you found a quote?
- Do you find writing your bibliography time-consuming or difficult?
- Do you sometimes need to switch referencing styles?
- Would you like to refer back to your sources at a later date?
- Are you prepared to spend some time setting up a system for saving your sources so you can save time later when you are writing?
If you answered 'yes' to three or more of the above, then a reference management tool could help you.
