This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Google Scholar Articles by Hernandez, D. A. Articles by Hernandez, C. A. PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Hernandez, D. A. Articles by Hernandez, C. A. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Choosing and Using Citation and Bibliographic Database Software (BDS)

From the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Newport Heights Elementary School, Newport Beach, California (Dr D. Hernandez); Adjunct Faculty, California State University, Fullerton, Educational Leadership Department, College of Education, Adjunct Faculty, University of California, Irvine, Department of Education, California (Dr D. Hernandez); University of Windsor, Faculty of Nursing, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Dr M. El-Masri, Dr C. Hernandez).

Correspondence to David A. Hernandez, PhD, EdD, ISP, CCP, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Newport Heights Elementary School, 300 E. 15th Street, Newport Beach, CA 92663 (dahernan{at}earthlink.net).

The diabetes educator/researcher is faced with a proliferation of diabetes articles in various journals, both online and in print. Keeping track of cited references and remembering how to cite the references in text and the bibliography can be a daunting task for the new researcher and a tedious task for the experienced researcher. The challenge is to find and use a technology, such as bibliographic database software (BDS), which can help to manage this information overload. This article focuses on the use of BDS for the diabetes educator who is undertaking research. BDS can help researchers access and organize literature and make literature searches more efficient and less time consuming. Moreover, the use of such programs tends to reduce errors associated with the complexity of bibliographic citations and can increase the productivity of scholarly publications. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of BDS currently available, describe how it can be used to aid researchers in their work, and highlight the features of different programs. It is important for diabetes educators and researchers to explore the many benefits of such BDS programs and consider their use to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of accessing and citing references of their research work and publications. Armed with this knowledge, researchers will be able to make informed decisions about selecting BDS which will meet their usage requirements.

CiteULike

Connotea

Del.icio.us

Digg

Reddit

Technorati