Citation managers - also called reference managers or bibliographic management software - are programs that store and format scholarly references and citations. They are useful for keeping track of important articles or other works, for formatting citations correctly using a wide variety of citation styles including APA and AMA, and sometimes for sharing research between a group of users.
Most will allow you to :
Which Citation Manager Should You Use?
There are many other citation managers, some free and some charging fees, with different options and qualities. The Library supports these four.
| Zotero | Mendeley | EndNote Basic | EndNote DeskTop | |
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| Quick Citation without Installation | ||||
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| Mobile Options | Zotero works in a mobile online environment & integrates with assorted apps | |||
| APA Citation Formatting |
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| AMA Citation Formatting |
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| Collaboration & Sharing |
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| Link & Upload pdfs |
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| Open Athens Compatible |
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| Annotate Pdfs |
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| Import Records from Databases |
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| Integrates with Word |
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| Work Offline |
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| Screencap & Store Webpages |
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| Pay Upgrades Available |
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Zotero Bib is a free service that will provide you with an automatically formatted citation and quick bibliography.
| Who makes this? | This is a free and advertisement-free service provided by a non-profit organization that offers Zotero, a full-service citation manager. |
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| Why use this? | If you need a quickly formatted citation or short bibliography for a paper or blog post, Zotero Bib is a very useful tool. |
| Does this allow annotation and editing? |
Yes.
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| How do you use Zotero Bib? |
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