Evaluating a Reference

You can write an evaluation for each reference in your project on the Content tab. Evaluations and ratings primarily help you to assess how important a work is to your project.

You can also print a list containing your evaluations to give to students as a recommended reading list. For example, you could provide a list of references with notes such as "good introduction to topic X," "seminal work," "recommended for advanced study on topic Y".

See Creating an Annotated Project Bibliography.

Writing an Evaluation

1. Switch to the desired reference in the Reference Editor.
2. Switch to the Content tab.
3. Type your evaluation in the Evaluation box.

Applying a Rating

In addition to or instead of an evaluation, you can apply star ratings to a reference. You can decide for yourself what the rating should stand for.

1. Switch to the desired reference in the Reference Editor.
2. Switch to the Content tab.
3. Click the Stars you want to apply. To clear a star rating, right-click to select a new number of stars.