Sources

• Use tags to organize and filter your sources with keywords.
• To add sources to a project, select a project from the drop-down menu at the top.
  

Use Find sources to search WorldCat and CrossRef databases.

1. Select Sources and select the project you want to work on from the drop-down menu at the top.
2. Select the type of source you're searching for: Book, Chapter, Journal, Music, or Website.
3. Enter text into the search field and select Search.
4. In the results lists, select Cite source to see a citation preview.
   If you want to add that source to your project, then select Add citation.
5. Desktop only: If you already have a source's information, select Manual citation, select Citation type, enter the source's information, then select Create citation.
   

1. Desktop: On the navigation bar, select Sources, then select the project you'd like to add sources to.

   Mobile: Tap Projects and then tap the project you want to work on.
   Tap Sources, tap the search box, enter your search text in the field, and then tap Search.
   You can also tap on the barcode in the search box to use the scan barcode feature with your device's camera to save source information into an existing or new project.

2. Desktop: From the Results list, identify the source you want to cite, then select Cite source.
   

   Mobile: From the Results list, tap the source you want to cite and then tap Save.

3. Desktop: Review the Citation preview window and then select Add citation to add the source to your project or Edit to edit this citation before adding it to your project.

On Desktop, if you want parenthetical citations that you can copy and paste into your paper, then check the source(s) that you want and select Parenthetical below the source, and then select Copy Parenthetical. to copy the parenthetical citation to your clipboard.

In addition to emailing sources to yourself, you can move sources to Word™ and Google Docs™.

1. Select Projects.
   
2. Select the project for which you need the sources moved.
3. Desktop: Select Sources.
   To move your sources into a document or email it to yourself, select the check boxes next to the sources you want, or select All. Then in the List of Citations, choose Export to Word, Export to Google Docs, or Copy to Clipboard.

   Mobile: Tap Sources.
   Tap Select, tap the radio buttons next to the sources you want.
   Then tap the envelope icon at the top of the screen to email these sources.

1. On the navigation bar, select Projects and then find the project you want to work on.
2. Select the three-dot menu next to the project name then select Edit.
3. Scroll down to the Citation style field then select the citation style you want from the drop-down menu.
4. Select Save.

If you change the citation style of a project with existing notes (for example from MLA to APA), sources in the existing notes update to reflect the new citation style.

1. Desktop: On the navigation bar, select Projects and then select a project.
   Mobile: Tap Projects and then choose a project.
2. Desktop: In the Sources section, select Delete underneath the source you'd like to delete.

   Mobile: Tap Select, tap the radio buttons next to the source(s) you'd like to delete, tap the trash can icon, and then tap Delete.

If you delete a source from a project, it's also deleted from any notes.
The note itself remains, but the source is removed.