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Citation Tool Comparison

Citation tools, also called bibliographic management tools, help you organize, manage and format citations for your research.
This chart provides an overview of three of the major citation tools. 

Interested in alternatives to RefWorks and Endnote? Consult this guide for more info about Zotero and BibTex.

  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

* Zotero provides most of the major citation styles: Chicago, MLA, APA and hundreds of user-created citation styles

 

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