Bibliography Managers Nick Guy, Ph.D. 25 August 2014 “Topics in Genetic Counseling”
What are they? Provide an organizational tool for citations Searchable database of your references Includes journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings, and the list goes on and on and on… A way to manage a collection of PDFs Makes citations and bibliographies easy for written work Can share citations w dept and friends!
Many possibilities Mendeley (free) Zotero (free) Readcube (free) EndNote ($$$) LaTex (free, but older and less user friendly) …
What is Zotero? Created by George Mason University Can be completely web-based or standalone Searchable database of your references Includes journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings, and the list goes on and on and on… Makes citations and bibliographies really easy to insert into document
Zotero Website
Features Works on Windows/MacOS/Linux Firefox plug-in Standalone version, connectors for Chrome and Safari Has a Microsoft Word and OpenOffice (LibreOffice) plugin Syncs across multiple devices 300 MB limit sync storage for references and PDFs
Using Easy import from Web Can tag for easy search later Citations styles are easy You choose the style Online database beyond defaults You could even create your own You can create or join groups to share database and collaborate
Zotero in Web Browser Click to expand Zotero database
Using Zotero Click to import citation Settings Click to sync
Modifying Information Can change citation information Search using tags, author, content, etc.
Citations in Microsoft Office
Choose the Citation Style Can download hundreds of styles pre-built Can submit a request for new style or build it yourself
Inserting Citations Easy to insert single or multiple citations
Build Bibliography
Upcoming in Zotero Development Mobile app Internet explorer and mobile compatability Suggestions based upon your recent activity
What is Mendeley Windows/MacOSX/Linux/iPad Standalone Desktop interface 2 GB of cloud sync space Works with saved Zotero referenes Imports PDFs, can annotate and highlight Can search folders on your computer for papers
Mendeley Website
Mendeley Drag-and- drop PDF
Mendeley Bookmarklet Click to import citation
Mendeley Citations
Mendeley Insert Citations
Mendeley Build Bibliography
Mendeley Internal Search
Mendeley PDF Viewer
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