Citation managers store, organize, and format citations for papers and bibliographies in a variety of output styles such as APA or MLA. Many citation managers include features such as allowing users to annotate a citation, attach a PDF to the citation, collaborate with others, or create in-text citations.

The four most commonly used citation manager programs at the University of Delaware are: RefWorks The University of Delaware Library has a subscription to. Users can create multiple accounts, which are easy to share among research groups and with class project teammates.

Undergraduates will find this tool generally easy to use. A strong Write-N-Cite component is available for use when writing a paper.

Zotero is a project of the Corporation for Digital Scholarship and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. It was initially funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Alfred P. Free office 365 product key for mac 2017. Sloan Foundation. I'm a graduate student of history, and have a vast reference library in my 'Bookends' Reference Management Program. I was able to access Bookends using Word 2011 for Mac, but that ability is gone with the 2016 version. Without the ability to either import or use my reference management software, Word 2016 for Mac is useless to me.

Graduate students will find the organizational options in RefWorks an aid in the research and writing process. Faculty may find the ease of sharing bibliographies with students an advantage of RefWorks. EndNote is built into Web of Science and is especially easy to use with this database. EndNote is a rather sophisticated citation manager and offers a large number of citation formats and options. The capabilities of the purchased EndNote software that is loaded on one's computer differ from those of the web product provided by the Library.

Zotero is a free, easy to use, open source citation manager available on the web. Many users like Zotero because of its simple integration into the browser and its ability to add PDFs, images, audio and video files, and snapshops of web page with a single click. Mendeley is also free on the web. The social networking capabilities are a major attraction of this citation management software. NOTE: The Word plugin for Mendeley does not support the Office 365 app version of Word. The chart below compares these citation managers, their capabilities, and their requirements, which will help you determine the best citation manager for your needs. RefWorks EndNote Web Zotero Mendeley Cost No cost for UD students, faculty, and staff.

The University of Delaware Library subscribes to RefWorks of all UD affiliates. No cost for UD students, faculty, and staff. EndNote Web is part of the Web of Knowledge subscription. Also, free account with EndNote purchase. Free for basic account, some cost for storage space beyond 100 mb. Free for basic account, some cost for more storage space Web/OS Web-based via Firefox, Internte Explorer, Safari and Chrome/Windos, Mac not Linux Web-based/Windows, Mac, Linux Web-based, via Firefox; avail for Chrome, Safari in stand-alone version, using plugins Web site, but full functionality from Mendeley desktop installed on computer Mac/Win Both Both Both Both Word Processor Compatibility Refworks: All word processors that allow files to be saved as RTF. Write-N-Cite: Word Only Word Word, Open Office, LaTex Word, LibreOffice, LaTex Does not support Office 365 app version of Word Import methods/records from Diret import from most databases and library catalogs.