[nabs-l] Creating bibliographies

[Adriana Pulido]

Thank you, Greg! I'll probably ask the librarian to help me with that.
She's very nice and efficient.

2013/2/13, Greg Aikens <gpaikens at gmail.com>:
> Hi Adrianna,
> I know its gross and time consuming, but I actually generate most of my
> references by hand.  I used to use the built in reference sheet in Microsoft
> Word.  It let you choose a style guide to follow, such as APA, Chicago,
> Turabian, MLA, and then you entered your references.  You could then
> automatically generate a reference sheet.  I ended up doing them by hand
> because so many of my references didn't quite fit the categories listed and
> I ended up needing to fix them anyway.
>
> I haven't tried either of these programs.  I would pick one or two of your
> most complicated references and see how well they work.  If you like them,
> then go for it.
>
> I would also recommend getting some sighted assistance to look over the
> formatting once you are done.  It is typical to get one or two students to
> read through your work when working on a masters thesis or project.  A
> sighted student will detect irregularities in your formatting in far less
> time than it will take you to move line by line, word by word, and even
> character by character  through your bibliography.  Your time is valuable,
> especially at the end when you are working to get it all done.  It might
> even be worth paying someone.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Greg
> On Feb 13, 2013, at 7:03 PM, Adriana Pulido <adrimpc80 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, Zotero is a software you download and install in your computer.
>> Then you create an account to manage your citations and
>> bibliographies. RefWirds is a Website where you create an account for
>> the same thing.
>>
>> 2013/2/13, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com>:
>>> Adriana, what do you mean by software? Whenever I need to create
>>> bibliographies, I simply use websites such as www.easybib.com or
>>> www.knightcite.com, which are completely accessible using a
>>> braillenote.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Adriana Pulido <adrimpc80 at gmail.com
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>>> Date sent: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:40:58 -0600
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Creating bibliographies
>>>
>>> Hi ALL
>>>
>>> I finally chose a topic for my graduate project and I now feel
>>> more
>>> relaxed, although I'm still behind in terms of time...
>>> During my master's, I have had some trouble in deciding which
>>> software
>>> to use in order to create bibliographies for my papers. In some
>>> cases
>>> I have inserted the references manually, which of course is
>>> disgusting
>>> and time-consuming.
>>> I'm trying to use RefWorks, which is the software they use  at
>>> the
>>> university libraries, but my advisor suggested me to use Zotero.
>>> What
>>> do you guys suggest? Which software do you find more accessible
>>> for a
>>> blind person?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance!
>>>
>>> Adriana
>>>
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>>> Adriana Pulido
>>> Filóloga en Inglés y músico de la Universidad
>>> Nacional de Colombia. Estudiante de Maestría en University of
>>> Florida.
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Adriana Pulido
Filóloga en Inglés y músico de la Universidad
Nacional de Colombia. Estudiante de Maestría en University of Florida.