Citation Managers
A citation manager is software that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Citation managers can make your research processes easier. You can:
- Save and organize sources
- Import PDFs of articles
- Generate reference lists/bibliographies
- Format citations in a variety of citation styles (always check generated citations carefully!)
- Insert in-text citations into your paper
- Annotate your sources
- Share with a group and collaborate with others
Options
There are free and subscription citation managers with degrees of function and ease. Learn which may be a good fit for your research.
Refworks
- Cost:
- Free to you through our paid subscription.
- Available by:
- Select “Create Account” and sign in with your UNE email address and a password of your choice – do not choose “use login from my institution.”
- Storage:
- Unlimited.
- Access:
- Online or offline with optional download.
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared through public or private groups.
- Produced by:
- ProQuest. Privacy policy.
- Help:
- RefWorks video tutorials.
Zotero
- Cost:
- Free.
- Available by:
- Free browser extension download.
- Storage:
- 300 MB of storage; more can be purchased if needed.
- Access:
- Online or offline with optional download.
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared through public or private groups.
- Produced by:
- Zotero. Privacy policy.
- Help:
- Zotero support documentation.
Mendeley
- Cost:
- Free.
- Available by:
- Visit Mendeley to create an Elsevier account.
- Storage:
- 2GB of storage; unlimited with a paid premium account.
- Access:
- Online or offline with optional download.
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared through public or private groups.
- Produced by:
- Elsevier. Privacy policy.
- Help:
- Mendeley support documentation.
EndNote
- Cost:
- EndNote Online is free; paid software version available.
- Available by:
- Visit EndNote and create a free account.
- Storage:
- 2GB of storage.
- Access:
- Online only.
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared in private libraries.
- Produced by:
- Clarivate. Privacy policy.
- Help:
- EndNote video tutorials.
Questions & Help
If you have questions on this, or another topic, contact a librarian for help!