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How to use MyReferences

How do I attend?

To join a session or watch a recording of an earlier session visit the Library Online Training website.

What is MyReferences?

MyReferences is a Bibliography management tool which is freely available to OU staff and students.

Who is the session for?

Any OU student or member of staff can attend this session.

Benefits

MyReferences is an Open University tool that will help you to organise your references and create a bibliography in an approved citation style. This session will show you the basics of storing and retrieving references. MyReferences' simple interface is ideal if you are new to referencing and would like to use an automated tool.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session you should:

  • Know what MyReferences is and how it can save you time
  • Know how to save references to MyReferences
  • Know how to get references out of MyReferences

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