Key Terms and Concepts

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When working with Citavi, you will frequently encounter the following terms:

Project

A collection of references, quotations, thoughts and tasks that are necessary to achieve your research project goals. It is comparable to a file or database in other programs.

Reference

A single work. When you add a journal article or a book to your project, you are adding a new reference.

Reference Type

The type of work, for example a collected work, newspaper article or audio book. Reference types are referred to as publication types in other contexts. Citavi provides a variety of templates to record the various reference types and all the information essential to them.

Knowledge Item

A knowledge item is a quotation, summary, comment, or thought.

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