CS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pubmed, Endnote, Citeseerx
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A list of sources one has used for researching a topic: citation. Evaluating sources: the quantity of info available is so staggering that we cannot know everything about a subject, attempting to research what"s known about depression would have to read over. People want you to: convince you to buy their product, agree with their opinion, rely on their data, vote for a candidate, etc. Evaluating sources: evaluating sources is an important skill, you have to decide: What to accept: the temptation is to accept what you find. Citation management tools: enable researchers to capture bibliographic info about research materials. Make it easy to share references with other researchers. How do they work: citation are centered through a gui interface. Uesd to share libraries: handle many different citation styles. How does google work: you publish a blog , bots comb the web looking for web pages.
