The paper examines the design and implementation of a computerized reference management system.
The research project was carried out to solve the referencing/plagiarism problem students undertaking their research projects in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education face.
The research project covered four (4) major referencing styles namely; MLA, APA, HARVARD and CHICAGO.
The researcher aimed at building a user friendly system where students can easily enter information sources for accurate, fast citations using the appropriate referencing style approved by their institutions. The implementation of the system was achieved using PHP and MYSQL programming languages.
Programming Language: PHP 5.4 and Above
Operating System: Windows 7 and Above
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