Sakai Documentation

How do I create a citation list?

Users can create a citation list for a books, journal articles, manuscripts, newspapers or musical compositions in Resources. Citations can either be added in two ways.

Method 1: Import a file in RIS (Research Information Systems) format.

Method 2: Manually create list.

Go to Resources.

Select the Resources tool from the Tool Menu of your site.

Method 1: Import RIS file.

To the right of the folder you want to import the RIS citation list, from the Add drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.

This displays the New Citation List page.

Enter a name, then Import.

Enter a name for the citation list, then click Import.

This displays the Import Citations page.

Click Browse.

Click Browse to locate and select the .ris file on your computer.

Click Import.

Note: The selected .ris filename will appear next to the Browse button.

Click Done.

This creates the citation list.

View citation list in Resources.

The citation list is located in the selected folder.

Click on the citation list name.

Clicking on the list name will open the item and display the list of citations.

Method 2: Manually create list.

To the right of the folder where you want to create the citation list, from the Add drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.

This displays the New Citation List page.

Enter a name for the citation list, then click Manually Create.

This displays the Add Citation page.