Use of Online Citation Tools by Faculty Members and Research Scholars of Sikkim University, Gangtok and Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India: A Study

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the use of 31 selected online citation tools, how they become aware of the tools, there preference, source of the information, there main purpose of using the tools, the advantages of using the tools by the faculty members and research scholars of Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim University with the help of designed evaluation checklist. The structured evaluation checklist contains 62 dichotomous questions and categorize in 7 broad categories. The finding of the study shows that Google scholar, Mendeley, APA Citation Maker, Endnote, and RefWorks were mostly known by the faculty members and research scholars while Mick Schroeder, Eturabian, Ultrasound of the week, Docear and OttoBib wear least aware among the faculty members and research scholars. The study also reveals that they use online citation tools mostly to write papers, for completion of dissertation/ thesis and for literature review.