Citation management tools allow you to collect, organize, and format citations for projects and insert citations and bibliographies within papers. Some commonly used citation tools include EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero. UCF Libraries provide support for faculty, students, and staff interested in using these free tools. Please see our workshop guide for a list of current sessions offered this semester https://guides.ucf.edu/GradPostdocWorkshops
For help with questions or to request a workshop, please contact Renee Montgomery for EndNote help and Corinne Bishop for help with Zotero and Mendeley.
| EndNote (effective 2/28/23) | Mendeley | Zotero | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access |
Web of Science library subscription or free EndNote Basic account @ myendnoteweb.com For details, see UCF Libraries |
Free account@ mendeley.com Includes web & desktop |
Free account @ zotero.org Includes web & desktop (Windows/MAC/Linux) |
| Cloud Storage | 2 GB | 2 GB personal/100 MB group | 300 MB personal/group |
| Citation Styles | Common Styles | Common Styles | Common Styles |
| Plugins |
Word, (Windows) w/Internet Explorer Word (Windows & MAC) w/Firefox |
Word (Windows/MAC), Libre Office |
Word (Windows/MAC) Google Docs, LibreOffice w/Chrome or Firefox |
| Groups | Share a group w/ up to 1,000 EndNote online users |
Free account users can create/own 5 private groups. No limit on number of private groups free users can join. Each private group (free account can only have a max 25 members |
Private or public groups w/unlimited Zotero users, but personal storage is used for group libraries |
|
Database |
Citations & PDFs when available | Citations & PDFs when available | Citations & PDFs when available |
(Chart includes some information provided by University of Florida Libraries & University of Pittsburg Libraries citation management guides.)