If you don't like to keep track of your references for papers and struggle with putting them in as citations or bibliographies, have I got a tool for you! Zotero. It will keep track of your sources, capture available PDFs, and insert them as citations and bibliographies in your papers. Check out our Zotero guide link below and sign up for one of the upcoming Zotero workshops listed in the Workshops box to the right.
You are seeing first hand the changes that college brings in terms of expectations for you as a student and researcher. The Libraries has a number of very useful workshops in various areas that I'd recommend you think about registering for. They are linked below.