How to Build Your Own Mobile Usability Kit

Here at Cite This For Me we love our users almost as much as we love citations (APA format, MLA format…we love them all!). As the company’s User Researcher, my job is to better understand how students use our services for their assignments, trying to capture which part of the experience works well for them and […]

Tips for Young Designers & Developers

I wanted to share a few pointers that I wish someone could have told me when I first started out in design and development. I am by no means saying that these are definitive, nor do you have to follow my advice, but I do hope that these tips give you a little advice on […]

#LibrariesTransform – The Relevance of the Library in the Modern University

Since joining Cite This For Me and talking to many librarians across the UK, Europe and the US, I have become increasingly interested in the role the academic library plays in the lives of its staff and student communities, and whether this role is changing in the context of the modern university. I was fortunate […]

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Students’ Attitudes Towards Plagiarism

Click on the image to open the full data visual. It’s clear that accurate referencing has a great impact on students’ success at university. Referencing is a fundamental exercise in academia and, with increasing abundance of readily-available information today, the importance of ‘giving credit where credit is due’ becomes all the more significant. At Cite […]

#LibrariesTransform: National Library Week

This year, National Library Week is happening in the United States from April 10-16. Given Cite This For Me’s growing presence in the US and partnerships with top US universities, we feel it’s all the more fitting to share our love for libraries from across the pond. Plus – beyond the conversation surrounding MLA format, […]

Exceed Your Dissertation Expectations

Time to put the winter coats, heavy jumpers and wool scarves away, daylight savings time is nearing and thus, the spring season is upon us. For final year university students, this signals the onset of late nights, lengthy library sessions and the high probability of procrastination – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Now […]

A Limerick of Luck

We at Cite This For Me are sharing a wee bit of Irish cheer for St.Patrick’s Day with a quirky limerick for all the students who are working on their final assignments. Have a happy St.Patrick’s Day however you may be celebrating! Start creating MLA citations, APA citations, and citations in hundreds of different styles!

A Big Data Arms Race

There is no escaping it: ‘[w]e are living in the data age’ (House of Commons, 2016, p. 3) and the report goes on to state that global data is predicted to grow at 40% every year over the next decade, effectively doubling every other year. In today’s world, the need to consider what to do […]

What Would A Mother Not Do For Her Kids?

Mothers are to be celebrated across the country this weekend – and rightly so for all the wonderful things they do for their children. Whether it’s washing the pungent, post-exercise contents of your linen basket, travelling long distances to see you for the day, or simply bringing you a cup of tea in bed – […]

For the Love of Books…

At Cite This For Me, we believe in the joy and importance of reading and above all else, we understand how fulfilling it is to learn from a good piece of literature. As reading habits shift and develop and our everyday relationships with books continue to evolve, World Book Day is a reminder of how […]