What is citation management
Citation management allows you to collect, organize, annotate, share and cite books, articles, videos, theses, book chapters, reports, government publications, Web sites as well as many other sources of information easily and effectively.
Citation management tools, also known as citation managers, bibliographic managers or reference managers, also make it simpler to cite references within assignments, research papers, articles and theses, and to create bibliographies using an array of citation styles.
This guide provides information on the following citation managers:
Citation manager comparison chart
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Zotero | Mendeley | EndNote Web | EndNote Desktop |
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| Web-based access (in some cases, online storage may be limited) | |
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| Everyday use | Zotero | Mendeley | EndNote Web | EndNote Desktop |
| Import from databases (in some cases, might not always work well) | |
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| Import from Web pages | |
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| Import from PDF | |
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| Attach files (ex. PDFs) | |
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| Create a bibliography | |
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| Word processor plugin | |
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| Number of citation styles available | 8400+ | 8000+ | 3400+ | 6000+ |
| Ability to edit citation style | |
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| Export citations to Excel | |
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| Duplicate feature | |
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| Syncing, collaborating and sharing | Zotero | Mendeley | EndNote Web | EndNote Desktop |
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| Collaborative group work or sharing citations | |
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This table was updated on Feb. 2, 2022
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