Citation management software stores and organizes citation information for a variety of research resources for easy representation in a variety of citation styles. These programs allow you to build reference library for many information sources, including journal articles, books and book chapters, audiovisual materials, websites, and more.
View the following tutorials for tips on choosing the right citation management software for your needs.
Check your citations when you import them! Always make sure that all of the metadata from a citation has been saved, and save a permalink to the article (PMID, doi, or publisher provided) in the URL field.
EndNote |
Zotero |
Mendeley |
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Developer |
Clarivate Analytics | Center for History and New Media/George Mason University | Elsevier, Inc. |
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Website |
EndNote: www.endnote.com EndNote Web: www.myendnoteweb.com |
www.zotero.org | www.mendeley.com |
| Cost |
Desktop version- prices at vendor website; student discount available Web version - free |
Free as Firefox-based plugin or Zotero Standalone desktop application with plugins for Chrome and Safari |
Free for use/basic storage (more storage available for fees, a.k.a. freemium) |
| Word Processor Integration | MS Word | MS Word and Open Office; Google doc |
MS Word and Open Office; Note Mendeley desktop no longer supports Mojave, Big Sur or Catalina operating systems on the Mac. |
| Attach files (PDF) to references |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Extract metadata from a PDF |
Older versions: Yes - if connected to Internet |
Yes - if connected to internet |
Yes |
| Citing from Web | Yes - install bookmark | Yes | Not for Mac |
| Sharing w/ Colleagues | Yes | Yes | No |
| Direct Export from databases | Yes; e.g. Web of Science "endnote" link | Yes; e.g. Web of Science "other" link | Yes. |
| Transfer libraries | Yes - use .ris, .bib or EndNote XML | Yes - use .ris or .bib | Yes - use .ris or .bib or EndNote XML |
| Learning Curve | Moderate | Easiest | Easy |
Adapted from University of Idaho Libraries with permission
EndNote Most WSU subscribed scholarly databases will seamlessly export citations to EndNote. Endnote is available in two versions:
Remember that you also need to install the Cite-While-You-Write plug-in in your word processing software (Microsoft Word). If you are using a Mac, you will need to set your CiteWhileYouWrite Preferences in Word under Tools>EndNote>CiteWhileYouWrite Preferences>Application>Chose EndNote OR EndNote online.
Unfortunately many older veterinary article catalog records have titles in all caps. To convert All Caps to undercase In Microsoft Word:
CVM students are expected to use the AMA citation style used by the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association in Senior Papers
