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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. We also suggest exploring Mendeley.

RefWorks EndNote Zotero

Cost + registration
Free for Duke users: Create an account

Free for Duke users: Download

 Free: Download
Access Web-based Anywhere with version X6 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 Sharing via RefShare Sharing via Endnote Web Sharing via Zotero Groups
Bibliographic styles View RefWorks Citation Styles View Endnote Citation Styles View Zotero Citation Styles
 Classes/tutorials

Tutorials and classes

   Tutorials and classes Tutorials and classes
PC + Mac compatability Web-based; operating system-independent Versions available for both MAC and PC Web-based; operating system-independent
 

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