1. From the Getting Started page (see below), click on Collect and select New Reference. The New Reference page will appear. It is also possible to choose Create a Reference Manually from the Getting Started page.
2. The New Reference page is designed for a when you can't send the citation from the database automatically. It contains many of the common fields included in a reference, such as author, title, year (date), place of publication, publisher, as well as fields for volume, number and page numbers; other, less used, fields are included at the bottom of the page.
3. To enter information about a reference, choose the type of reference using the Reference Type pull-down menu. Then enter information about the reference in the appropriate fields (information can also be cut and pasted into a reference). As information is entered into a reference, a save button appears. After entering all of the information into the reference, click the Save button.
4. To add another reference, click on the word Collect and then select New Reference at the top of the page.