How do I create a citation list?
Users can create a citation list for a books, journal articles, manuscripts, newspapers or musical compositions in Resources. Citations can either be added in two ways.
Method 1: Import a file in RIS (Research Information Systems) format.
Method 2: Manually create list.
Go to Resources.
Select the Resources tool from the Tool Menu of your site.
Method 1: Import RIS file.
![Method 1: Import RIS file.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/146/original/fb9e5838-d2c4-494e-861c-5a2bce0a70af.png)
To the right of the folder you want to import the RIS citation list, from the Add drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.
This displays the New Citation List page.
Enter a name, then Import.
![Enter a name, then Import.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/148/original/bdd459fc-1bf4-4a53-80e7-1cdc064e7987.png)
Enter a name for the citation list, then click Import.
This displays the Import Citations page.
Click Browse.
![Click Browse.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/150/original/0482d919-946e-448e-ab8c-f9fc1f93a411.png)
Click Browse to locate and select the .ris file on your computer.
Click Import.
![Click Import.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/152/original/29fa66a7-70af-4a68-8419-01a723d67e4b.png)
Note: The selected .ris filename will appear next to the Browse button.
Click Done.
![Click Done.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/154/original/18ccd45d-b539-4429-987e-9c24863e6478.png)
This creates the citation list.
View citation list in Resources.
![View citation list in Resources.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/156/original/41a33526-8650-4214-b9f2-5d9a5634c4fe.png)
The citation list is located in the selected folder.
Click on the citation list name.
![Click on the citation list name.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/158/original/026cb66b-5e0c-49d2-b031-51bfc0a53b19.png)
Clicking on the list name will open the item and display the list of citations.
Method 2: Manually create list.
![Method 2: Manually create list.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/159/original/0f624fe5-e79e-4952-b7fa-a4bed72d6f1c.png)
To the right of the folder where you want to create the citation list, from the Add drop-down menu, select Create Citation List.
This displays the New Citation List page.
Enter a name for the citation list, then click Manually Create.
![Enter a name for the citation list, then click Manually Create.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/161/original/fb8f18fd-a269-4d01-935d-77cfccdee324.png)
This displays the Add Citation page.
Enter citation information, then Save.
![Enter citation information, then Save.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/163/original/748258c5-7500-420b-bae1-213bff775e4f.png)
Manually enter the citation information, then click Save Citation.
This returns the display to the New Citation List page with a summary of the citation information.
Click Done.
![Click Done.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/166/original/f3b04f03-9723-49a3-845b-fa29b5b373ca.png)
This returns the display to the Resources page.
View citation list in Resources.
![View citation list in Resources.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/168/original/5165d75f-7def-49ae-b249-37a0917a767c.png)
The citation is listed in the selected folder.
Click on the citation list name.
![Click on the citation list name.](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/840/170/original/5e4c3167-291e-4406-abe5-e192d90434ad.png)
Clicking on the list name will open the item and display the list of citations.