If you are looking for a more efficient way to manage your collection of research citations, one of the tools in this guide may work for you! EndNote Web, Zotero, and RefWorks all have different strengths to consider as you're getting started with your citation management project. Here's a table for comparison:
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Zotero Strengths
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EndNote Web Strengths
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RefWorks Strengths
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Free
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Free to UW users
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Free to UW users
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Collecting sources online
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Speed, inserting citations
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Speed, inserting citations
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Syncing across different computers
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Finding full text
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Finding full text
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Speed, editing citations
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Customizability
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Speed, editing citations, customizability
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Sharing a library with others
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Sharing a library with other EndNote users
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Sharing a library with others
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Creating sources from PDFs
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No downloads or browser add-ons required
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No downloads or browser add-ons required |
Ask a librarian if you're having trouble with organizing and managing your citations. We're happy to help! We offer citation management workshops once every semester.
View the full guide to citation management tools.