What is a Citation Manager?
Citation managers, or bibliographic management software, can save you hours by keeping track of your sources and formatting your bibliographies.
Citation Managers
There are two options available for free to Calvin faculty, staff, and students: EndNote Web, and Zotero. EndNote (desktop version) is available for faculty and staff through Calvin's IT department, but it does come from an academic technology budget and CIT does not provide technical support.
See below for a comparison of these three options, and the links above for more info on EndNote Web and Zotero.
Feature Comparison
| EndNote | EndNote Web | Zotero | |
| Cost | Limited copies are available from CIT. Contact the HelpDesk for more information. |
Free
to Calvin users, via Web of Knowledge |
Free |
| Web-based | No | Yes | Yes |
| Save references from WebCat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import references from online databases | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Store references online and share with others | No | Yes | Not yet, coming soon |
| MS Word integration | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create custom bibliographic styles | Yes | No | No, but can import EndNote styles |
| Links to local library holdings (FullText@Hekman) |
? | Yes, but sometimes unreliable |
Yes |
| Other | Available for Windows and MacOS. No tech support available from CIT. |
Requires Firefox browser |
Instruction Librarian |
Sarah McClure KolkHekman Library Rm. 201
(616) 526-6014
Research Assistance Desk Hrs, Fall 2009: Mon 10-11:30 am, Wed 3-5 pm, Fri 1:30-3 pm
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Subjects:
English, Education, Gender Studies
Credit
Thanks to Jason Puckett of Georgia State University Library for significant portions of this guide.
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