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Particular things you will want to consider when choosing your citation manager are:
Accessibility: desktop, web-based or web browser extension
Integration: is the software compatible with the word processor you use?
Sharing: If you want to share your references with colleagues, what do they use?
Citation management software, also known as reference management software, allows you to:
Features |
Mendeley |
Zotero |
Academic Writer |
Create a Free Account |
Windows; Mac; Linux |
Windows; Mac; Linux |
Web-based |
Storage Space |
2 GB |
300 MB |
Unknown |
Access/Cost |
Free - more storage for a fee |
Free - more storage for a fee |
Free- MHC Login required |
Videos & Tutorials |
2-5 minutes |
8-minutes |
2 -35 minutes |
Word ProcessorIntegration |
MS Word (Windows & Mac) |
MS Word (Windows & Partial Mac)Google Docs |
Web-based |
Exporting ReferencesTutorials |
EBSCO (Video)Proquest (Video) |
EBSCO (Text)Proquest (Text) |
Importing References(PDF) |
Availability |
Web, desktop, and mobile app |
Web, desktop, and web-mobile |
Web only |
Pros |
Large social component - can find other researchers in same field | Good at pulling metadata metadata from web pages; PDFs import automatically | Integration with PsycINFO |
Cons |
Syncing of desktop application to web account NOT automatic | Annotate PDFs only though 3rd party software |
Supports only APA Style citations |
