Why We Use Them
- Save time creating bibliographies and citations
- Organize articles and references
- Keep track of the research you find
What They Do
- Save citations for articles, books, websites, and more
- Generate in-text citations and bibliographies in documents
- Organize resources with collections, tags, and notes
- Use browser extensions to capture citations from a web page
Zotero and Mendeley are two popular citation managers that have desktop applications, Microsoft Word plugins, and browser extensions that are free to download.
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- 300 MB Free Storage
- Attach PDF files to your citations in the desktop application
- Microsoft Word and Google Docs plugins available to generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your document
- Browser extension available to import citations directly from a web page
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- 2 GB Free Storage
- Store, annotate, and highlight PDFs in the desktop application
- Microsoft Word plugin available to generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your document
- Browser extension available to import citations directly from a web page
Questions?
For more information on using citation managers or picking the right manager for you, please contact the librarian or see the links below for videos and tutorials.
