Citation tools (also called bibliographic management tools or citation managers) help you organize, manage and format citations for your research.
EndNote X8 |
Mendeley |
New Refworks |
Zotero |
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Download/Register |
Free for Duke affiliates (download) | Free for everyone (download) | Free for Duke students, faculty, staff, & alumni (more info) | Free for everyone (download) |
Access Type |
Desktop application with basic web version for syncing and sharing | Desktop application with full web version | Web-only | Desktop application with full web version |
Bibliographic Styles |
Endnote Output Styles | Mendeley Output Styles | RefWorks Output Styles | Zotero Output Styles |
Word processor integration |
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Duplicate detection |
User can identify fields, Requires comparison | Merges duplicates | Requires comparison | Merges duplicates |
Storage space |
Unlimited reference and attachment storage in X9 | 2 GB free storage; several plans for additional storage | Unlimited reference storage; 20 MB for attachments | 300 MB Free; 2 GB $20/year; 6 GB $60/year; Unlimited $120/year |
Mobile apps or mobile optimized web interfaces |
Yes—iOS only | Yes | Yes | Some community-developed apps are compatible |
Support for collaboration |
Shared libraries through EndNote web, which is not as fully featured as the desktop application | Excellent | Easy for groups at the same institution, not supported across institutions | Excellent |
pdf annotation |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Non-traditional formats and unpublished works |
Yes | No templates for archival materials | Yes | Yes |
Global find and replace |
Yes | No | Limited | No |
Ability to work offline |
Using desktop application | Using desktop application | No | Using desktop application |
Tool-specific features |
Find full-text feature; authenticate through library | Social Networking: newsfeeds, profile pages, following, commenting | Open source community; Active, crowd-sourced support forums | Many language interfaces: Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish |
Availability after Duke |
At cost | Free | Alumni access | Free |