The Library

Reference Management

Importing Citations and Managing References

The Munich University of Applied Sciences provides support in managing scientific literature through Citavi and Zotero, and the open-source programme Lyx. Information for the following programmes includes the system requirements, downloading tips and training support.

Citavi

What have users said?

81% of students could structure their work by using Citavi

70% have saved time

65% feel secure with the scientific work

Citavi can only be used with Windows.

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Installing Citavi
Step 1: Select the 'Citavi Free' version from the download section, located at the bottom of the Citavi home page. You can save up to 100 references for every project and have access to all the necessary functions.

Step 2: If a project has more than 100 references, you need to request a free site licence for Citavi per email. You can choose between single or group license.

Step 3: In order to optimise Citavi for use at the Munich University of Applied Sciences, we recommend the import of the settings file . You will improve your results, e.g. your results when using direct search and the data import.

For more information: Citavi Manual

For an overview of what Citavi can do for you, please click on the following link:

> Citavi in 100 Seconds

In addition, it may be useful to use the citation styles adapted by the university. (Coming Soon)

Please right-click on the file and select 'Ziel speichern unter':
The file must be saved on your computer according to the following path after downloading:

C:\Benutzer\Eigene Dokumente\Citavi5\Custom Citation Styes

Zotero

Installing Zotero

Zotero is a reference management tool and is available for both Windows and Mac can be downloaded directly from the Zotero website.

Zotero is designed to capture, bibliographic information, e.g. from library catalogues, databases, the web, and store it so it can be used later for creating citations, bibliographies and reference lists. It allows you to easily insert a quote in the paper you are working on when using MS Word and create a grammatically correct bibliography with the citation style you need.

Data protection information

Advice for using social networks

Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) values the opportunities for communication offered by social media, for example via embedded videos. We would like to remind you, however, that clicking on the “play“ button of a video can already lead to your personal data being passed on, regardless of whether or not you are a member of the social network. This data can technically be used to create a profile for an individual.

MUAS has no control over the consequences of this. Clicking on the play button will take you away from the secure area for which MUAS is responsible. Please bear in mind the data protection regulations and settings of the provider.

LYX

What is Lyx?

Lyx is an application for writing and structuring your, e.g., paper, books, academic articles and other documents where it is necessary to provide the information in a framework. In conjunction with LaTeX ....It is especially useful for creating mathematical content in documents. Standard to the programme is the ability to create citations and bibliographies.

Installing Lyx
Lyx is an open-source product. Lyx can run on Window XP/Vista/7 and Mac OS X, Linux and OS/S. It is possible to download via the link: www.lyx.org. Please note the MUAS Library is introducing the Lyx 1.6x version.

To display the data in Lyx in the desired appearance, you need to use a suitable citation style:
- > abbrvdin
- > alphadin
- > natdin
- > plaindin
- > unsrtdin