Getting the Most Out of CINAHL: Cite Tool

Citation or reference management tools are applications that will help you organize the citations you find for papers and projects.

These tools store your citations in one place on your computer or in a cloud, which makes retrieving them easy. You should also look for a tool that has these other features as well:

• Imports citations from databases, like CINAHL
• Stores figures and PDFs on your computer or in a cloud
• Works with your preferred word processing program, like Microsoft Word, Apple Pages and Open Office, to insert in-text citations and compose bibliographies with just a few mouse clicks

Zotero and EndNote (desktop and online versions) are citation management tools that you may want to consider using.

The Cite tool provides you with formatted citation information that can be copied and pasted into your document. The tool can also export citation information into the citation or reference management tool of your choice.

Copying Citation Information

For individual items (i.e., articles or publications),

1. Click on the Cite tool icon.
2. Select a citation style from the drop-down list.
3. Click the Copy to clipboard link.
4. Close the pop-up window.
5. Paste the citation into your document.

The Cite tool can export individual citation information into the citation or reference management tool of your choice.

Exporting Individual Citations

1. Click on the Cite tool icon.
2. Click on the Export citation button
3. Click on the link for your citation management tool of choice. Depending on the tool, a file may be downloaded or a new tab for a cloud based account may open up.
4. Close the pop-up window.

Exporting Multiple Citations

To export multiple citations at one time, use the Bookmark icon  to save article citations to your Dashboard. The icon turns blue to indicate that the citation has been bookmarked. Click on the icon again to remove the bookmark.

When you are ready to export the citations,

1. Click on Saved button in the My dashboard sidebar
2. Click on the box above the citations to select ALL of the saved citations; alternatively, click on individual check boxes to select citations to export
3. Click on the Export icon  to open up an Export citation pop-up window
4. Click on the link for your citation management tool of choice. Depending on the tool, a file may be downloaded or a new tab for a cloud based account may open up
5. Close the pop-up window

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