Citation Management Tools

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a personal online database and bibliography center. Use RefWorks to...

• Create a personal database with unlimited storage online
• Import references directly from multiple databases
• Organize and manage references
• Share references
• Format bibliographies and manuscripts

EndNote is powerful reference management software designed to keep track of citations and format bibliographies.  EndNote helps you import references into a document as you write it and then format your paper according to thousands of styles, including Turabian, MLA, APA, and Chicago 15th. 

Get EndNote from Duke OIT | Register for EndNote Web (both are free for Duke users)

Get EndNote Support -- see tip sheets, FAQ, import filters, output styles, connection files, mailing list

• Search article databases or library catalogs in their interfaces, and then download citations into Endnote
• Use "export to citation manager" feature from the database, or use a filter
• Download Duke catalog filter (zipped file)
• Use for simple searches only (for advanced searching, use the database interface)
• Download the Duke catalog connection file
• Works well for database records but not for Duke catalog records
• Use EndNote to add citations to your Word document as you compose it

The best free way to manage your research
Organize, share, discover

1. 1Download Mendeley for free
2. 2Add all your PDFs
3. 3Organize, cite and collaborate…

From the Zotero Quick Start page:

"Before learning what Zotero does, it is important to know what it is. Zotero is an extension for the Firefox web-browser. It runs in its own pane within Firefox, separately from web pages... Zotero is, at the most basic level, a citation manager. It is designed  to store, manage,  and cite bibliographic references, such as books and articles, documents, web  pages, artwork, films, sound recordings, bills, cases, or statutes, among many others. Items synced to the Zotero server can be accessed online through your zotero.org account."

	RefWorks	EndNote	Zotero
Cost + registration	Free for Duke users: Create an account	Free for Duke users:Download	Free: Download
Access	Web-based	Not web-based Access on any computer with EndNote installed	Web-based (Zotero resides in your Firefox web browser)
Most useful for...	Collaborative projects, term papers, coursework	Complex research projects, dissertations, lengthy tomes	Web research
Sharing	RefShare allows users to share read-only references with other users	Best for single users or a single shared computer workstation in a lab or office	Best for single users; Zotero 1.5 (beta) allows you to sync references on multiple computers
Bibliographic styles	3000+	3600+	15+*
Classes/tutorials	Tutorials and webinars	Tutorials and classes	Help docs and support
PC + Mac compatability	Web-based; operating system-independent	Versions available for both MAC and PC	Web-based; operating system-independent

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