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Citation ManagersLooking for a way to organize and collect citation details for your research? There are numerous citation management tools available. Citation managers will help you to store citations, generate reference lists, format in-text citations, and share readings with peers. This guide will introduce a few of those options and will provide tips for using them. Photo by Fixedandfrailing. Used under CC BY SA 2.0 |
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Zotero Freemium Popular citation styles Storage 300 MB Free Word processor plug-in Desktop/ Web Access Google Doc integration Sharing & groups |
Mendeley Freemium Popular citation styles Storage 2GB Free PDF reader Word processor plug-in Desktop/ Web Access Google Doc integration Sharing & groups |
Endnote Basic Free CU Popular citation styles Storage 2GB Free Word processor plug-in Desktop/ Web Access |
Papers Popular citation styles PDF reader Word processor plugin Desktop |
Proxy and Off Campus Access
Many citation managers have functions like "find full text", "library look up", or "library access" that may be set up to use the CU Boulder Libraries off-campus access services. To set up, you'll need:
Next, follow the prompts or help documentation from your citation manager, for example: Zotero.
*Adding these settings can sometimes disrupt on-campus use. Disable these settings if you encounter problems.