New Online Referencing Shortcut Makes Citation a Breeze for Students, Researchers and Teachers

    PELIYAGODA, SRI LANKA, March 16, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- For most students, completing a research paper or thesis on time can be a daunting task, filled with stress and headaches. The citation process can be especially grueling. But for students who use the Harvard Referencing system, the process just got easier. Newly launched DeadlineDue.com, created by Rad Inks, now automatically generates Harvard References in just seconds. Ideal for teachers and professional researchers too, DeadlineDue.com is a virtual lifesaver for anyone who wants a hassle-free way to quickly, and accurately build their reference or works cited page, and deliver their research paper on time.

"Students, teachers and researchers rely on technology to help make everyday academic tasks simpler and easier," said Raditha Dissanayake, chief software architect for Rad Inks, a software company that develops groundbreaking applets used by a long list of clients that includes IBM, NASA, Harvard University and Stanford University. "We developed DeadlineDue.com to help students and academic professionals generate citations easily and quickly, without having to worry about formatting and accuracy."

The Harvard Referencing System, also known as the author-date system is a citation system widely used at colleges and universities around the world, primarily in the sciences, and by scholarly and professional organizations. The system ensures that students, teachers and researchers credit the proper source when using the words and ideas of others in reports, essays and research papers. For most, completely and accurately citing all sources can be time consuming. Additionally, many students have difficulty remembering the correct formatting for the Harvard Referencing System. DeadlineDue.com eliminates the need to type out the entire citation, or remember the formatting, making the referencing process fast, easy and error proof.

To generate a Harvard Reference using DeadlineDue.com, users simply visit the website and enter the book title or ISBN number. Once the information is entered, the website returns the author, publishing date, title, publisher, and other information formatted according to Harvard Referencing standards, which can then be copied and pasted into the report. In the event a title is entered, and there is more than one edition, the program will deliver results for all editions. Book data is provided by ISBNdb.com, a database of books from hundreds libraries across the world.

"Users will find that our site is extremely reliable and offers the most comprehensive data available on any book available in the world," said Dissanayake. "DeadlineDue.com will even process incomplete titles, which is ideal for students who may have forgotten to cite a source, no longer have the book in their possession, and can't remember the title in its entirety."

DeadlineDue.com is a free, web-based tool. No registration or sign up is required. For more information, or to generate a Harvard Reference, visit www.deadlinedue.com and enter the ISBN number or title.

About Rad Inks

Launched in 2003, Rad Inks is a leading software company specializing in groundbreaking applets. The company's first downloadable software, a Secure FTP Applet was featured on the official Java web site, Rad Inks software is used by a long list of global clients, including Adobe, IBM, NASA, Turner Broadcasting, Warner Brothers and the United Nations. For more information, visit www.radinks.com.

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