Reference Sharing is part of the Web 2.0 Thing known as social bookmarking. This tools allows you to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of your favorite web pages. Not only does it allow you to organize your favorite Web sites, it makes them portable because you can access these bookmarks from any computer by using your username and password.
Tagging
Tagging is simply choosing a few keywords to describe a particular bookmark or Web site. These tags put the social in social bookmarking. Your tags can be viewed by others and you can see their tags. By clicking on other users' tags, you can see their bookmarks. If another user tags content that you like, you can add this user to your network. In turn, someone can add you to their network. It is a great and an efficient way to learn about new Web sites without having to search the Web directly.
Tagging is simply choosing a few keywords to describe a particular bookmark or Web site. These tags put the social in social bookmarking. Your tags can be viewed by others and you can see their tags. By clicking on other users' tags, you can see their bookmarks. If another user tags content that you like, you can add this user to your network. In turn, someone can add you to their network. It is a great and an efficient way to learn about new Web sites without having to search the Web directly.
Reference Sharing is the academic side of social bookmarking because it allows you to share your references with your colleagues. There are three free tools in this Thing; CiteULike, Conotea, and Zotero. A fourth will be discussed at the end. This last tool, RefWorks, is a paid subscription reference manager tool that is available through the Medical Library.
Most journal articles allow for direct export into your reference manager of choice. Here is the prompt for JAMA.
Most journal articles allow for direct export into your reference manager of choice. Here is the prompt for JAMA.
The Tools
CiteULike , is a web site sponsored by SpringerLink, one of the world’s largest scientific databases, that allows you to store, organize and share scholarly papers. It is also one of the first reference sharing sites. There are several different ways to get your papers into CiteULike. The easiest way is to install a browser button or bookmarklet in your favorites list. (Instructions can be found in the FAQ.) Click on this button when you find an article that you want added to your collection. Some publisher web sites, Oxford Press, Science Direct, Liebert Publishing, have the CiteULike icon on their pages. Simply click on this icon. When you are registering for your account, be sure and check the option that keeps CiteULike open even when you close your browser. This makes adding articles even easier because there is no need to sign in each time. CiteULike currently supports over fifty sources for references. If you want to add a reference from a non-supported source, you will need to enter the citation manually.CiteULike lets you "watch" other pages. On every user page, every tag page, and every author page (but not the front page, and not individual article pages) you'll see a little button that looks like this:
. Click on this button to add the reference to your watchlist. You can also create a group or join a group. Some groups require you to apply for membership, others are open to all. There is a browsable group list with how-to-join instructions. You might also want to add an RSS feed (Thing 3) to your watch list. It is also possible to store PDF files but they must be first stored on your computer. You cannot directly download a PDF from a publisher site into CiteULike. Since you have the link to the full-text and access most of articles through the HealthPartners network, you may not need to store all your PDF files. One important note about CiteULike and full-text. CiteULike is not a full-text provider. If you or your institution do not have a subscription to a journal, you will not have full-text access.
CiteULike is heavily used in the humanities, social sciences, and information sciences although it is certainly appropriate for the sciences.
CiteULike and PubMed
Adding bookmarks from PubMed to CiteULike requires one extra step due to a PubMed programming function. You will need to add an advanced bookmarklet and click on that to add a PubMed citation. Or you can click on the "Related Articles" link to the right of the citation. Your article should be at the top. Click on the article one more time then add using the regular CitULike bookmarklet.
Connotea works very much like CiteULike. It was created by Nature Publishing Group and is designed for scientists and clinicians. Installation of a bookmarklet is the same as CiteULike. (Instructions are available on the site.) Connotea also keeps you logged in so you do not have to sign in each time you post a reference. Unlike CiteULike, Connotea offers you two shortcuts when posting a reference. You can either use the DOI or the PMID (from PubMed). The DOI is the digital object identifier. It identifies an electronic journal article and is usually found at the top of the article below the title or near the journal title. The PMID is the PubMed identifier number that identifies each PubMed record and is found at the bottom of the citation. To enter your records using either the DOI or PMID, prefix the number with doi or pmid.
Your entry in the Bookmark URL box would look like this: pmid:19159003 or doi:10.1136/pgmj.2007.063123. Remember that the doi points to the article, the PMID links to the record.
Connotea does not support as many databases as CiteULike but adding citations from PubMed is less clumsy. It also does not allow you to store your personal PDF files. Both CiteULike and Connotea allow for Website storage although they are easier to view in Connotea. Also, when entering tags, Connotea allows you to use quotes around a string of identifiers, CiteULike does not recognize any punctuation. This is very helpful if you are use Web 2.0 as a tag. In CiteULike, this tag becomes Web and 20. You can also set up RSS feeds from your library or your favorite tags. Lastly, both tools have very good help or FAQs.
Connotea does not support as many databases as CiteULike but adding citations from PubMed is less clumsy. It also does not allow you to store your personal PDF files. Both CiteULike and Connotea allow for Website storage although they are easier to view in Connotea. Also, when entering tags, Connotea allows you to use quotes around a string of identifiers, CiteULike does not recognize any punctuation. This is very helpful if you are use Web 2.0 as a tag. In CiteULike, this tag becomes Web and 20. You can also set up RSS feeds from your library or your favorite tags. Lastly, both tools have very good help or FAQs.
Zotero, developed by the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, is a reference citation management tool that allows you to share references. One more important bit of information about Zotero. It only runs on the Firefox browser and according to the developers, it will never be compatible with Internet Explorer. If you are interested, downloading Firefox is free. (Please contact HealthPartners IS&T department before downloading Firefox.) Zotero has extensive video tutorials that are thorough and informative. Zotero can also be used as an alternative to RefWorks if you are looking for an online reference manager. 
RefWorks is a subscription based online reference management tool that allows for reference sharing. The library pays for a subscription to this database so it does not exactly fit the precise definition of a Web 2.0 tool, but it has all the same functionality. To open an account, you need to register using the link on the medical library's home page on ERIC. RefWorks is listed under Services. For a quick look at this database, go to RefWorks.com. A new version is scheduled for release early this year. Stay tuned for further information.
Why Use RefWorks?
RefWorks has many features similar to the tools mentioned previously. With RefWorks, you can directly import your citations from a large number of online databases plus do much more. You can check for duplicates, organize your references into folders, choose your bibliography citation style, and add many different types of formats to your reference library. Like the other tools, it allows for RSS feeds. RefShare is available for reference sharing. For more information, read this factsheet.
RefWorks has an extensive help section with both text and video tutorials. The librarians will also be teaching classes on how to use RefWorks in the next couple of months.
Is it different from EndNote?
Yes! RefWorks is Web-based so there is no software to update. Plus you can share references with your colleagues.
Assignment
Open an account in either CiteULike or Connotea. Install a browser button, create a library, generate some tags, click on tags that interest you or maybe join a group. Create an RSS feed for your favorite tag. Both these sites have great help sections if you have any questions.
Open an account in either CiteULike or Connotea. Install a browser button, create a library, generate some tags, click on tags that interest you or maybe join a group. Create an RSS feed for your favorite tag. Both these sites have great help sections if you have any questions.
Address the following questions in your blog
1. How could these tools be used professionally?
2. Why did you choose one tool over the other?
3. Tagging is not a controlled vocabulary. Does it work for research?
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