Installing the Cite it! Tool
The Cite it! tool allows you to add citations from websites directly to your Course Resource List.
- To install, click on the Settings gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen, and then click on “Cite it!”:
- Drag the “Cite it!” button to your browser’s bookmark bar (using Chrome is preferable):
Example: Using the Cite it! Tool to Add a Video to your list
Here, the Cite it! tool is used to add a film found while browsing on Kanopy.
- Click on the Cite it! bookmark
- An “Add this to my list” box will pop up; select the Resource Type (e.g. Video), the reading list you would like to add the resource to, and the section of the resource list (e.g. ‘Week 2”); click on Add:
Note that item Type, Title, List and Section are required fields.
You will see a confirmation that the item has been added to your list:
*The Cite it! tool automatically harvests data from a website, so it is always helpful to double check the information/item type populated before you add the item to your list.
Saving Citations to Favorites
You can also use the Cite it! Tool to save citations to your Favorites list, if you do not wish to add them to a Course Resource List right away.
- In the "Add to" section, select Favorites and click on Add:
- You can view your Favorites, by clicking on Favorites from your Course Resource List:
