Bibliographic management tools enable you to:
• Import citations from databases, catalogs, PDFs. etc.
• Store and organize references in either desktop or online account
• Add notes or annotate your citations
• Create bibliographies and in-text citations in citation styles
• Share your digital library and collaborate with colleagues
With so many different types of reference management tools, how do you decide which one is right for you? Below you will find a comparison between several citation management tools. If you have any questions about using these tools, which one to use for your project, or how to get access,
please contact us via the Ask Us service.Please Note: UVa's RefWorks subscription expires on August 31, 2019. It is no longer possible to create new RefWorks accounts as of 2/25/19. Existing accounts will remain accessible until the end of the subscription, but no longer (individual subscriptions are not available).
You should begin planning to export your citations to another citation manager. Library staff are available to answer your questions about transitioning to any of the recommended alternatives below. Please contact us via the Ask Us service link at left.
Platform: Windows, Mac; has a syncing option through iOS and/or Web, iPad App
Strengths:
Good options for collecting, and managing citations, and integrating into manuscript or thesis
Good integration with Microsoft Word for in-text citations, creating bibliographies and editing citations
“Find full-text” tool to retrieve PDFs
Share databases (libraries) with up to 100 people
6000+ predefined bibliographic formatting styles
Good option for major research projects; can handle a large number of references
Great customer support staff
Weaknesses:
Costs money
Limited portability since EndNote primarily resides on computer hard drive, however, syncing is available through EndNote Basic
Takes longer to learn
Cost: Free to all
Platform: Mac, Windows, Linux, Firefox extension; browser plug-ins
Strengths:
Good option for collecting many types of literature, including web resources
Can configure to import PDFs automatically
Good options for working with groups
Weaknesses:
Limited free storage space (300MB)
No database search from within the program
Limited number of bibliographic styles, and difficult to edit styles
Cost: Free
Platform: Web-based
Strengths:
Updates are seamless as it is web-based
Can be accessed from any computer
Easier to learn than the desktop version
Weaknesses:
Limited reference and attachment storage
Limited capabilities compared to EndNote Desktop
Need Internet connection
Cost: Free to us through UVa subscription to F1000
Platform: Web-based
Strengths:
Unlimited online storage capacity
Easily import your existing references and collect new ones using the F1000 browser button
An unlimited number of shared projects with unlimited membership per project
User-friendly design
Collaborate on Word manuscripts and share Word documents with editable citations and bibliographies
Weaknesses:
Limited functionality without internet access
Could lose access if UVA cancels F1000 subscription
Cost: Freely available to all, with upgrades available (additional storage space)
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux; has a Web syncing option
Strengths:
Designed as a PDF manager (ability to create a citation from PDF)
Social networking capabilities, find researchers in your field
Easily share a list with other users
Mendeley Funding provides funding opportunities from over 2000 sources
Weaknesses:
Need to check on the accuracy of citation information
Free version has limited storage space for PDFs
No database search from within the program
Cost: $79
Platform: Mac, Windows, iOS
Strengths:
Bibliographic management and PDF management (ability to create a citation from PDF)
Easy linking to full text from citations
Weaknesses:
Costs money
No longer updated, has merged with ReadCube
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