The Open University and its partners have developed a free software to help students and universities manage academic references more easily. Funded by JISC, and made in collaboration with RefWorks, MyReferences is part of the Technology Enhanced Learning supporting students to achieve Academic Rigour (TELSTAR) project.
The MyReferences software integrates tools from the widely-used RefWorks reference management software into the Moodle virtual learning environment which is used in academic institutions across the UK to support online learning. The open source software allows any institution to freely download, tailor to their needs and integrate into their own learning environments.
A number of general referencing tools are already available to students. MyReferences takes the usability of these tools a step further by integrating them into online courses so the materials students commonly need to reference are already available in the format they need. Students simply select the sources they need to reference, the referencing style their institution requires and then copy and paste the result into their assignment.
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