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Citation Management Tools

Citation or reference management tools collect your journal article, book, or other document citations together in one place, and help you create properly formatted bibliographies in almost any style in seconds. Citation management tools help you keep track of your sources while you work and store your references for future use and reuse. While each citation management tool provides some unique features, all of the following tools can help you: Access and manage your sources online, all in one place Import references from library databases and websites (some tools also import references from PDFs!) Automatically generate bibliographies and in-text citations within Microsoft Word (some tools also work with OpenOffice and LibreOffice) Share your collection of sources with others

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic information system to support research. It can help busy researchers store, manage and share references and research data, collaborate with others online, and identify career opportunities.

Zotero is free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDF files). Notable features include web browser integration, online syncing, generation of in-text citations, footnotes and bibliographies, as well as integration with the word processors Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org Writer andNeoOffice. It is produced by the Center for History and New Media of George Mason University (GMU). (Source: Wikipedia)

EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays, reports and articles.

EasyBib is an intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational. EasyBib is not only accurate, fast, and comprehensive, but helps educators teach and students learn how to become effective and organized researchers