This page offers smart, AI-aware solutions to help you manage citations and references across your academic workflow. Whether you’re preparing a thesis, a research article, or teaching students about ethical referencing, this is your starting point.
Why AI-Enhanced Referencing?
Managing references can be tedious — but with tools like Zotero and ChatGPT, you can automate, organise, and even generate references more intelligently. This approach is especially useful when combined with AI-aware assessment and responsible academic practices.
Tools Covered
- 📘 Zotero — Free, open-source reference manager for collecting, organizing, and citing sources
- 🤖 ChatGPT — Use AI to assist in formatting citations, summarising articles, or synthesising literature
- 🧩 Optional: ZotFile, MDNotes, Obsidian — for power users and academic writing workflows
Explore the Guides
Start with these practical, beginner-friendly walkthroughs:
- 📝 Zotero: Step-by-Step Guide
Install, sync, extract highlights, and insert citations in Word. - 💬 ChatGPT for Referencing
Use one-shot prompts or prompt chaining to format and refine your citations with AI.