Research Support Services

The Central Library, Tezpur University provides Research Support Service (RSS) for strengthening the research activities by attending user queries related to various research guide tools like; Use of Electronic Resources, Grammar and Spelling Check (Grammarly), Reference Style Guide (Mendeley, Zotero etc.), Author Identification/ORCID, Citation Analysis (Scopus, Web of Science etc.) and Check Plagiarism (Drillbit-Extreme & Turnitin Feedback Studio), etc. Find more please contact us at library@tezu.ernet.in.

REFERENCE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Reference management tools (also known as bibliographic or citation management tools) help you organize your research sources and generate bibliographies in multiple citation formats.

The following are some reference management tools:

• Mendeley is a desktop and web program produced by Elsevier for managing and sharing research papers, discovering research data and collaborating online.
• Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
• ZoteroBib is a free service that helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.
• EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles.
• Crossref makes research outputs easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse. A not-for-profit organization that exists to make scholarly communications better.
• NoodleTools is an integrated tools for note-taking, outlining, citation, document archiving/annotation, and collaborative research and writing.
• KnightCite is a free site that automatically produce MLA, APA, or Chicago style citations for 28 types of sources. It is provided by Hekman Library at Calvin College.
• Qiqqa is award-winning free research management software, designed for commercial and academic researchers.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASES
Bibliographic databases, or indexing and abstracting databases, contain details of articles published in journals. It also sometimes provide an abstract (summary) or full text of the item. Citation Indexes are a key research tool, providing access to multidisciplinary literature from high impact research journals.

Some of the useful bibliographic databases:

• Web Of Science
• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• PubMed

RESEARCH IMPACT & METRICS
For most papers, you will need to format your bibliography according to the citation style specified by your instructor or publisher.

Some of the commonly used citation styles include:

• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• APA (American Psychological Association)
• Chicago (The Chicago Manual of Style)

GET A RESEARCHER ID
Researcher Identifiers are designed to distinguish your research activities and outputs from those with similar names.

Some of are as follows:

• ORCID
• Scopus Author ID
• ResearcherID (Web of Science)
• Publons (Web of Science)

PROMOTE YOUR RESEARCH & BE SOCIAL
It is always be helpful to participate and collaborate in promoting and discussing your work through social networking, blogging, personal networks, and more.