Oncourse CL Resources: Working with citation lists
On this page:
- About citation lists
- Adding a new citation list
- Adding citations from search results to your citation list
- Reviewing your citation list
- Saving your citation list
Note: To complete the procedures in this document, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.
Note: Citation lists are turned off by default. To
activate citation lists in Resources, click Options, select the
checkbox beside Citation List, and then click
Update.
About citation lists
The citation lists feature allows you to search library resources (e.g., WorldCat, Academic Search [EBSCO], JSTOR), as well as create and manage citations and persistent links to articles and other online items.
You can search and retrieve citations from individual databases, such as ProQuest and JSTOR, as well as from groups of subject-specific databases, to create citation lists. Citations contain links to retrieve the full text or physical location of the information. You can attach copies of these citation lists to other items (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, calendar items) within your worksite, and also can export citations to bibliographic management tools, such as EndNote and Reference Manager.
Back to topAdding a new citation list
To create a new citation list:
- In your site's menubar, click
Resources. Next to the folder in which you wish to add the list, from theAdddrop-down list, selectAdd Citation List.
- You now have several options to add citations to your list:
- Search Library Resources: Search the library catalog, article databases, and other resources (currently available for Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI).
- Search Google Scholar: Search a world-wide database of scholarly resources, and save search results to this citation list.
- Create New Citation: Add a new citation by typing in data.
- Once you have added citations to your list, name and save your list.
Searching Library Resources
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Basic search tips
- Enter your search terms into the text field, and click
Search. - Search for phrases by using quotation marks around a phrase
(e.g.,
lyrics for "a day in the life"). - Searches ignore common words unless they are a part of a phrase in quotation marks. Common words include a, and, be, for, from, has, i, in, is, it, of, on, to, the, not, and or.
- Searches use Boolean and (i.e., a search on
cats dogsreturns resources containing both "cats" and "dogs"). Other Boolean operators such as or and not are unavailable at this time. - Searches ignore extraneous punctuation, unless it is part of a phrase in quotation marks. Ignored punctuation includes: ? ! ; , ' : + - @ # $ % ^ & * () [] {}
- Searches ignore whitespace characters (e.g., tabs, extra spaces, forced newline characters).
- Enter your search terms into the text field, and click
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Advanced search tips
- To search library resources using the Advanced Search Form,
click
Advanced Search. - Use the drop-down list to select the field you wish to
search:
Keyword,Author,Title,Subject, orYear. - Enter search term(s) in the text field(s). The search will look for records matching all of the search criteria (i.e., Boolean and), as noted above. Search for an exact phrase by putting quotation marks around the phrase, as noted above.
- To clear out any text in the search fields, click
Clear Form.
- To search library resources using the Advanced Search Form,
click
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Selecting search category
- The default search category is
Quick Search, withAcademic Search (EBSCO)preselected. - To use a different search category, use the drop-down list to select a category from the available options. As needed, select a subcategory using the drop-down list until you reach the database list for that category with the recommended databases preselected.
- The default search category is
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Selecting databases
Note: Database descriptions are hidden by default, and you can search no more than eight databases at one time.
- To view the database descriptions for every database on the
list, click
Show Descriptions. - To hide the database descriptions for every database on the
list, click
Hide Descriptions. - To view or hide individual database descriptions, click the toggle button.
- You can search the recommended databases preselected for each category, or change the selections. To select or deselect a database, click the checkbox next to the database title.
- To view the database descriptions for every database on the
list, click
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Conducting your search
Once you are satisfied with your search terms, search category, and databases, click
Searchat the bottom of the page. -
Canceling your search
During the search process, the
Searchbutton becomes aCancelbutton. To stop searching the library resources, clickCancel. -
Canceling your citation list
To cancel your citation list, click
Cancel Citation Listat the bottom of the page.
Searching Google Scholar
To add a citation to your list using Google Scholar, click Search
Google Scholar from the Add Citations page.
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Importing citations to your list
- Use the Google Scholar interface to conduct your search. For
help, click
Scholar Helpbeside the search box. - Within the search results, find the article you wish to cite.
- You will see a number of links beneath the article
description. To import the citation to your citation list, click
Import into Oncourse. - To continue importing citations from Google Scholar, click
Back to Google Scholar. When you are finished, clickClose Window. - To review your citation list, click
Review Citation List. - To save and title your citation list, click
Continue.
- Use the Google Scholar interface to conduct your search. For
help, click
Creating a new citation
To add a citation by typing in the citation information, click
Create New Citation from the Add Citations page.
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Selecting a citation type
To select a citation type, use the drop-down list to select
Journal Article,Book,Book Selection, orReport or Unknown. -
Adding additional fields
To create an additional field, to accommodate more than one Author, Note, Subject, Rights, or Links, click the appropriate
Add Anotherlink. -
Saving a new citation
To save a new citation, click
Save Citationat the bottom of the page. -
Canceling a new citation
To cancel a new citation, click
Cancel Citationat the bottom of the page.
Adding citations from search results to your citation list
Adding a citation to your citation list
To add a citation to your new citation list, click Add next
to the desired citation. Once you have successfully added a citation
to your list, the Citation Count increases by one, the citation is
highlighted, and Add becomes Remove.
Removing a citation from your citation list
To remove a citation from your new citation list, click
Remove next to the desired citation. Once you have
successfully removed a citation from your list, the Citation Count
decreases by one, the citation is no longer highlighted, and
Remove becomes Add.
Viewing citation abstracts
By default, only citation titles are displayed. To view abstracts for
every citation displayed on the page, click Abstract View; to
hide the abstracts and subject information for every citation
displayed on the page, click Title View.
To switch between the abstract and title views for an individual
citation, click the toggle button (the small black arrow between
Add/Remove and the citation title).
Displaying search results
By default, 10 citations are displayed per page. Use the drop-down
list to select 10, 20, 30, 40, or
50 citations per page.
Citations are retrieved using OneSearch@IU. For more information on understanding the results set, see the OneSearch FAQ.
Paging through search results
- To go to the next page of search results, click
>.
- To go back a page, click
<.
- To go to the beginning of the list, click
<<.
Accessing electronic or print content
To access the full text of a resource, click the title of its
citation. If the full text is not available online, it may be
available in print. To locate print resources, click IU-Link
to connect to a menu of options, including the ability to search
library catalogs to check availability of a print copy. For more, see What is IU-Link, and how do I use it?
Starting a new search
To reset the search form, click New Search at the bottom of
the page. You can then search a different set of databases.
Canceling your citation list
To cancel your citation list, click Cancel Citation List
at the bottom of the page.
Reviewing your citation list
When you have added all the citations you need to your list, click
Review Citation List at the bottom of the page.
Reviewing your citation list
Accessing electronic or print content
To access the full text of a resource, click the title of its
citation. If the full text is not available online, it may be
available in print. To locate print resources, click IU-Link
to connect to a menu of options, including the ability to search
library catalogs to check availability of a print copy. For more, see What is IU-Link, and how do I use it?
Viewing citations
To access the read-only view of a citation, click View
Citation below the citation.
Revising citations
To modify the details of a citation, click Revise below the
citation.
Selecting citations
- To select all citations, click
Select All. Checkmarks will appear in the checkboxes and all citations on your list will be highlighted.
- To deselect all citations, click
Select None. Checkmarks will no longer appear in the checkboxes and no citations on your list will be highlighted.
- To select an individual citation, mark its checkbox; the
citation will be highlighted.
- To deselect an individual citation, unmark its checkbox; the citation will no longer be highlighted.
Paging through your citation list
- To go to the next page of your citation list, click
>.
- To go back a page, click
<.
- To go to the beginning of the list, click
<<.
- To go to the end of the list, click
>>.
Exporting citations
- To export individual citations on your list, select the desired
citations to export and, from the
Citation Actionsdrop-down list, selectExport Selected.
- To export all citations on your list, from the
Citation Actionsdrop-down list, selectExport Entire List.
Exporting citations will prompt you to download a simple text file in the RIS format, which you can import into most reference management applications, such as EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager. For more information on these applications, see At IU, where can I get help with EndNote, ProCite, and Reference Manager?
Removing citations
- To remove individual citations from your list, select the
citations to remove and, from the
Citation Actionsdrop-down list, selectRemove Selected. Alternatively, you can clickRemovebelow each individual citation.
- To remove all citations on your list, from the
Citation Actionsdrop-down list, selectRemove Entire List.
Adding more citations to your list
- To return to your search results, click
Back to Search Results.
- To start a new search, or create a new citation, click
Add Citations to List.
Canceling your citation list
To cancel your citation list, click Cancel Citation List.
Saving your citation list
To name your list and save it to your Resources tool workspace, click
Continue.
Saving your citation list
Naming and saving your citation list
- Next to "Name", enter the title of your citation list.
- Enter a description of your citation list if you wish.
- Under "Availability and Access", choose the appropriate settings.
- To enter detailed descriptors, click
Optional properties.
- If desired, use the drop-down box next to "Email Notification" to
alert site participants.
- To save your citation list, click
Finishat the bottom of the page.
Your citation list will now be displayed in your Resources tool. Citations will display in alphabetical order by citation title.
Back to topAlso see:
- Using Oncourse CL Resources, how do I copy an item?
- Using Oncourse CL Resources, how do I move an item?
- Using Oncourse CL Resources, how do I make items publicly accessible?
- Oncourse CL Resources: Working with folders
- Oncourse CL Resources: Working with files
- Oncourse CL Resources: Working with web links
- Oncourse CL Resources: Working with HTML pages
- Oncourse CL Resources: Working with text documents
- Using Oncourse CL Resources, how do I delete an item?
Last modified on June 20, 2008.






