Citations can get out of hand with complex research projects. Citation management tools assist researchers with collecting and organizing their citations.
Citation management tools like EndNote allow you to collect, organize, and format citations for projects and insert citations and bibliographies within papers.
UCF Library provides support for faculty, students, and staff interested in using these tools.
Schedule an appointment for a one-on-one research consultation for citation management support.
EndNote is available free of charge to all UCF students, faculty, and staff. It is a citation management software program that allows you to collect and organize citations and create bibliographies. Citations can be exported to EndNote from the library catalog, online databases, and Google Scholar.
Submit a Service Now form for assistance with downloading the most current version.
You can set up an account by going to the Library Databases Page: http://library.ucf.edu/Databases.
Citations can get out of hand with complex research projects. Citation management tools assist researchers with collecting and organizing their citations.
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 and Zotero.
UCF Libraries provide support for faculty, students, and staff interested in using these tools.
| Features | EndNote Desktop | Zotero |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Free for UCF students, faculty, & staff - request by submitting a Service Now form. |
Free account @ zotero.org Includes web & desktop (Windows/MAC/Linux) |
| Cloud Storage | Unlimited | 300 MB |
| Citation Styles | Common Styles | Common Styles |
| Groups |
Share with a group up to 1,000 EndNote online users (Versions 25, 21, & 20) |
Private or public groups with unlimited Zotero users, but personal storage is used for group libraries. |
| Database & Browser Improts | Citations & PDFs when available. | Citations and PDFs when available. |
(Chart includes some information provided by University of Florida Libraries & University of Pittsburg Libraries citation management guides.)