For Your University PC

Reference Manager can be downloaded from MySoftware https://mysoftware.bham.ac.uk - login with your university username and password.  Staff can download directly, whilst postgraduates with a university PC need to ask their staff supervisor or local IT team to download it for them.  More information is available at http://www.softwaresales.bham.ac.uk/az/referencemanager.shtml

For your home PC / personal laptop

You will need a personal copy.  Personal copies (at a reduced price) can be obtained from the Adept Science Website at http://www.adeptscience.co.uk as follows:

• Click on the Academic Discounts tab
• Enter the Adept4Education webstore by clicking on Login Now
• Search for University of Birmingham and click Go
• Login with your University username and password
• Click on link to Adept Scientific Academic Software Store
• Purchase a copy 

Versions of Reference Manager

The latest version of Reference Manager is version 12

Improvements to Reference Manager 12 include:

• Insert Reference IDs for in text citations and format the bibliography at a later date
• Use Reference Manager 12 with Track Changes in Word
• Compatible with Word 2007 and Vista
• New reference types added including edited book, online source and grant, as well as new fields in many references types, including conference title and conference location
• Enhanced duplicate checking
• A new spell checker facility which allows the user to spell check the entire database in one go
• Reference Manager users can now organise link files - PDFs, graphics and more - with their database to create a single file repository
• Reference Manager Web Publisher allows users to post up to 15 Reference Manager databases to the web or to an Intranet using a Web Publishing Tool 

Reference Manager 12 is currently available on all Library Services clusters and is the version taught on the course Reference Manager: an introduction.

Compatibility Issues

• Versions 12 runs under Windows XP (SP2 or later), Vista
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or FireFox 2.0 or later is required for launching data in the web/URL Field and Open URL feature
• Cite While You Write feature compatible with Word 2003, 2007
• The Add-in feature is compatible with WordPerfect 10-12, X3
• Reference Manager 12 converts databases from earlier versions
• Reference Manager 12 will open databases created with earlier versions

Courses on Reference Manager

Library Services regularly run courses on Reference Manager.  You can attend a course on, Reference Manager: an introduction or book one-to-one help for assistance with advanced features.  For more information go to the IS Training and Skills Development web site and book yourself a place.

If you are unable to attend a course you can download course notes for Reference Manager 12

User Guide

For more information about reference software please consult the skills guide Reference Management Software