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EndNote |
EndNote Web |
RefWorks |
Zotero |
| Cost |
$76.95 (version X3 academic pricing) |
Free to U of M students, staff, & faculty |
Free to U of M students and alumni.
Free to staff & faculty while affiliated; available from RefWorks at cost afterwards. |
Free |
| Access |
Desktop software (Mac/PC)
Allows work offline
Buy at student bookstore
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Web-based
Online access only
Mobile version
Free access with EndNote or by registering in Web of Science
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Web-based
Cite references in documents while offline
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Firefox-based
Use on computer or flash drive or sync across computers
Allows work offline
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| Collaboration |
Share libraries with other EndNote users and
citations via EndNote Web
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Share citations in read-write format with other EndNote Web users |
Create group accounts, share folders with other users, or share read-only citations with anyone via public url |
Not currently available |
| Audience |
Good for researchers with ongoing projects who are preparing manuscripts |
Good choice for papers for classes
Researchers/scholars should use with EndNote
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Good choice for papers for classes, group projects, and manuscripts |
Good choice for papers for classes |
| Ease of Use |
Somewhat more difficult to learn |
Moderately easy |
Moderately easy |
Easy |
| Import Filters |
Can edit and create |
Cannot edit and create |
Cannot edit and create |
Cannot edit and create |
| Importing Citations |
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| ...from Library Databases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ...from Library Catalog |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ...from Websites |
Save manually |
Save manually |
Use RefGrab-It to capture URL & page title |
Yes |
| ...from RSS Feeds |
No |
? |
Yes |
Yes |
| Storage Capacity & Storing Files |
Unlimited
Can attach documents and other files
Can group citations by subject
"Smart groups" can automatically organize citations upon import
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Limited to 10,000 references
Can group citations by subject
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Limited to 5GB per account for file attachments
Can group citations by subject |
Very easy to attach files. Usually stores web pages, screen shots, and other objects automatically on saving citation
Text can be searchable |
| Notes & Tags |
Can add notes & tags to citation |
Can add notes & tags to citation |
Can add notes & tags to citation |
Can attach notes to records |
| Compatibility with Word Processing Software |
MS Word (Cite-While-You-Write) and OpenOffice
Can format Rich Text Format (RTF) & Open Document Format (ODF) documents
Works with LaTeX through BibTeX
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MS Word (Cite-While-You-Write)
Can format RTF documents
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MSWord (Write-n-Cite)
Can format RTF, HTML, & OpenOffice .odt documents with manual citation insertion
Works with LaTeX through BibTeX
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Weaker than others but more options
MSWord, OpenOffice, & Google Docs
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| Citation Styles |
~3700 styles available
Edit, create, & request additional styles
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~3700 styles available
Edit, create, & request additional styles |
~1600 styles available
Edit, create, & request additional styles
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15 major styles (e.g., Chicago) as well as >1000 other user-developed styles |
| Managing Journal Abbreviations |
Substitutes automatically from term lists |
Edit manually |
Edit manually |
Edit manually |
| Figures & Tables |
Create records to add into papers |
Create records to add into papers |
Cannot add figures and tables to documents |
Cannot add figures and tables to documents |
| Additional Resources |
Introduction to EndNote workshop page |
Introduction to EndNote workshop page |
RefWorks Basics workshop page |
Introduction to Zotero workshop page |
or to documents on your computer