The most powerful and full-featured citation manager also the most complex to learn and use.Standalone program installed locally can also create and sync with free online account (EndNote Basic).EndNote X8 for both Mac and Windows available for purchase at the Computer Showcase () $249 for faculty and staff, $125 for students.Not free, unless your unit or school provides you with a license (for example, LS&A does).Available in versions for Mac, Windows, and Linux.Collaboration: create an unlimited number of both private and public online groups to share citations and PDFs you can access and manage those groups both online and in the standalone desktop version.Provides free online storage and syncing up to 300Mb more available for a fee.Provides support for 9121 bibliographic styles.Also has a related tool, ZoteroBib, available, a simple easy to use web site for generating properly styled citations with no additional software, similar to web sites like EasyBib or Citation Machine.Integration with Google Docs currently is in beta development.Excellent integration with MS Word and LibreOffice.Best choice for capturing web-based and other non-standard sources (i.e., non-journal or book).

Web browser plugin provides one-click capture of citations to articles, books, web pages, etc.

Provides syncing of local database with online account.

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and find the style you need by searching in the large list of styles presented, and then click it to add the style you want. To add additional styles, go to Preferences, pick the Cite tab, and click Styles. You can also choose whether to sync automatically, and whether or not you wish to sync full text PDFs.ĥ) Zotero comes with a handful of popular citation styles installed. If you do not see this, or if you ever need to reinstall the Word add-in, go to Zotero, open Preferences, go to the Cite tab, click on Word Processors, and click on Install (or Reinstall) Microsoft Word Add-in.Ĥ) To set up syncing between your local Zotero library and you online Zotero account, open your local Zotero Preferences, go to the Sync tab, and enter your account information. When you open Word, you should see a Zotero tab in the ribbon, or a Zotero toolbar on older versions of Word. Also install the Zotero Connector for your web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari).Ģ) Click Register in the top right of the page to create a free online Zotero account for syncing online.'ģ) Installing Zotero should also install a Word add-in that lets you integrate Zotero with MS Word. Download and install Zotero 5.0 for your operating system (Mac or Windows or Linux) on your laptop. To install Zotero on your personal computer or laptop and create your online account for syncing:ġ) Visit and follow prompts for your browser and operating system.

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