Methods of searching for references

1. The traditional way to search for reference materials is through the library. Books in the library are the main search method of traditional references. Compared with other methods, it is both convenient and affordable.

2. Through China HowNet, China HowNet (CNKI) is the authoritative source of online documents, and most colleges and universities have cooperation with China HowNet, so they can enjoy the treatment of downloading documents for free at school, and some documents can be downloaded in other ways.

3. By using advanced retrieval in VIP journals, we can find the articles we need very accurately.

Literally, a reference is a document cited in the writing process, such as an article or a book. However, according to the definition of GB/T 77 14-20 15, the reference after the text refers to the relevant literature information resources cited for writing or editing papers and works.

According to the requirements of China Academic Journals (CD-ROM Edition) Retrieval and Evaluation Data Standard (Trial) and China Social Science Journals Arrangement Standard (Revised Edition), many publications distinguish between references and annotations.

Annotations are defined as "words that further explain or supplement something in the text", which are listed at the end of the text, separated from references or placed in the footer.