| I Need to: | Use: | Why: |
|---|---|---|
| Work from multiple computers or locations | Zotero | Zotero saves your citation library to your local computer, but syncs with multiple computers so you can work from home, work, or school. EndNote Web is web based. Your citation library is accessible from any computer that is connected to the web. |
| Work without an Internet connection | Zotero Mendeley EndNote | Zotero,Mendeley and EndNote can store your citation libraries locally on your computer. |
| Archive web pages and import citations from sites such as Amazon, Flickr, and ArtSTOR | Zotero | Zotero allows you to easily save snapshots of web pages and annotate them within your citation library. It is a great tool for saving citation information from some web-based publications and commercial and social networking sites. |
| Work on a group project or share my citations with others | Zotero | Zotero allows you to share your citations through shared folders -- you can give individuals or groups permissions to add and edit the citations in the shared folder. Mendeley allows you to share citations and documents with a group of up to 10 other users, or create a public reading list that is open to all. EndNote Web allows you to share groups with anyone who is registered with the service. You can allow others to view or edit your citations. |
Mendeley is a free citation manager and academic social network with web-based, desktop, and mobile versions. Works with Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and BibTeX. Introduces social networking tools to collaborate with fellow researchers, including sharing lists of references and collaborative tagging of documents; Add PDFs to your citation library.
Adapted with permission from “Choosing a Citation Manager,” copyright © 2011 The Pennsylvania State University.
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- Add citations to your Folder, and in Folder view, click Export, then choose Direct Export in RIS format (e.g. CITAVI, EasyBib, EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager, Zotero) Double-click your downloaded RIS file and it should open in Zotero; Using Zotero at UVA.
- . For Mac users the plugin will appear in the Add-ins tab of MS Word. Installing the Browser Plugin Mendeley also provides a Web Importer tool which allows you to import citations, and sometimes the full text article, directly from your browser in to your library.
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