Manage Citations
A citation manager is software that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Citation managers allow you to:
- 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
Citation Managers
Citation managers offer various degrees of function and ease. Learn the details and which may be a good fit for your research:
Refworks
- Cost:
- Free to you through our paid subscription
- How to get it:
- Select “Create Account” and sign in with your UNE email address and a password of your choice – do not choose the “use login from my institution” option
- Storage:
- Unlimited
- Cloud/Desktop:
- Both with optional downloads
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared through public or private groups
- Produced by:
- ProQuest. Privacy policy
- Help:
- RefWorks video tutorials
Zotero
- Cost:
- Free
- How to get it:
- Free browser extension download
- Storage:
- 300 MB of storage; more can be purchased if needed
- Cloud/Desktop:
- Both
- Collaboration:
- References can be shared through public or private groups
- Produced by:
- Zotero. Privacy policy
- Help:
- Zotero support documentation
Mendeley
- Cost:
- Free
- How to get it:
- Visit Mendeley to create an Elsevier account
- Storage:
- 2GB of storage; unlimited with a paid premium account
- Cloud/Desktop:
- Both
- 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
- How to get it:
- Visit EndNote and create a free account
- Storage:
- 2GB of storage
- Cloud/Desktop:
- 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!