There are tools available to students to help organize citations, build works cited pages, and share references. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Citation software helps you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many tools to choose from. Which one is right for you? Some things to think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Find more information on two of the major software options here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Citation generators allow the user to enter resource information and create a one-time citation to copy and paste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The examples listed below work for MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian citation styles. Note, these are not always foolproof ! Be sure to know your citation style and proofread carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is a comparison of three of the most popular citation programs. There are many more programs designed to accomplish the same thing; Wikipedia provides a great page on options here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/th>Zotero<\/a><\/th>Mendeley<\/a><\/th>EndNote<\/a><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>Documentation & guides<\/strong><\/td>– Documentation<\/strong><\/a>– Video tour<\/strong><\/a>– Library Guide<\/strong><\/a>(from Washington University) <\/td>– User Guide<\/strong><\/a>– Support<\/strong><\/a>– Video Tutorials<\/strong><\/a> <\/td>– User Guide<\/strong><\/a>– Support<\/a><\/strong>– EndNote Web Video<\/strong><\/a>– EndNote Desktop Video<\/strong><\/a> <\/td><\/tr>Type<\/strong><\/td>Desktop software and browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari.<\/td>Desktop software and web-based. Works with IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.<\/td>Desktop client software; also has abbreviated web interface, EndNote Web, through Web of Science. <\/td><\/tr>Cost <\/strong><\/td>Free <\/strong>with 300MB of back-up storage. Storage & group upgrades available for a reasonable monthly fee.<\/td>Free<\/strong> with 2GB of web space.<\/td>Between $100-300 individual purchase depending on version.EndNote Web free<\/strong>. <\/td><\/tr>Strengths<\/strong><\/td>– Simple download of records– Good for managing a variety of formats, including web pages– Lots of functionality in an open-source product– Can easily share citations and documents with others<\/td>– Great for managing PDFs– Does a good job of pulling citation metadata from PDFs– Can share citations & documents with others<\/td>– Excellent for organizing citations for papers & theses– Most options for customization– Most output styles– Can handle a large amount of references<\/td><\/tr>Learning curve<\/strong><\/td>Quick to learn; simple design, many online user guides and demos. <\/td>Quick to learn; fairly simple interface.<\/td>Takes longer to learn, but not difficult with training.<\/td><\/tr>How does it work?<\/strong><\/td>Zotero recognizes when you are looking at an item that can be imported and shows an icon in the browser’s URL bar. Click the icon to add an item to your Zotero references. <\/td>Export references from compatible databases. Mendeley will also retrieve metadata for PDFs that are brought in.<\/td>Export references from compatible databases into EndNote.<\/td><\/tr>What kinds of records can you import and organize?<\/strong><\/td>Books, articles, patents, images, and webpages; can also store PDFs, web screenshots, and other file types.<\/td>Bibliographic citations for books & articles; PDFs. <\/td>Bibliographic records for articles & books, as well as PDFs. <\/td><\/tr>Can you search within PDFs<\/strong><\/td>Yes. Make PDFs searchable by choosing to index them in the preferences menu.<\/td>Yes. Highlights the words you are searching for.<\/td>Yes, but search isn’t intuitive.<\/td><\/tr>Does it support sharing of articles and collaborative writing?<\/strong><\/td>Yes. You can create unlimited groups, each with unlimited members. Private groups can share articles. Public groups can share citations only. Group discussions available. <\/td>Yes. One private group with up to three members allowed; can share articles. Unlimited public groups; can share citations only. Group discussions available. <\/td>Yes. Limited. Can share references privately through groups in EndNote Web version. <\/td><\/tr>Can you IMPORT records from other citation software?<\/strong><\/td>Yes.<\/td>Yes.<\/td>Yes.<\/td><\/tr>Can you EXPORT records to other citation software?<\/strong><\/td>Yes.<\/td>Yes.<\/td>Yes.<\/td><\/tr>Does it work with word processing software?<\/strong><\/td>– Word (Win\/Mac)– LibreOffice (Win\/Mac\/Linux)– Open Office(Win\/Mac\/Linux)– LaTeX through BibTeX<\/a><\/strong>– Google Docs<\/a><\/strong> <\/td>– Word (Win\/Mac)– OpenOffice (Win\/Mac\/Linux)– LaTeX through BibTeX<\/a><\/strong> <\/td>– Word (Win\/Mac)– Open Office (Win) desktop version – Pages (Mac) desktop versions– LaTeX through BibTeX<\/a><\/strong> – desktop version<\/td><\/tr>Does it back up your records?<\/strong><\/td>Yes, if you choose to back up or sync your library. A small amount of storage is free.<\/td>Yes.<\/td>No.<\/td><\/tr>Can you annotate PDFs?<\/strong><\/td>No.<\/td>Yes.<\/td>Yes.<\/td><\/tr>Can I modify or create custom citation styles?<\/strong><\/td>Yes, though tricky.Most popular citation styles available.<\/td>Yes, though tricky.Most popular citation styles available.<\/td>Yes.<\/td><\/tr>Other important features<\/strong><\/td>– Can be used for collaborative work with groups– Will automatically attach PDFs to records if you choose– Stores records locally on your computer so you can work offline– If you back up records, you can sync multiple computers<\/strong> <\/td>– Very good for collaborative work– Stores records locally on your computer so you can work offline– If you back up records, you can sync multiple computers<\/strong><\/td>– Has a “find full text” option to download full text for records (when you have access to the PDF)– Desktop license allows installation on up to three computers.<\/td><\/tr>Does it have a mobile site or app?<\/strong><\/td>Yes, a mobile site through zotero.org. 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