This module is part of the Research and Writing Skills for Academic and Graduate Researchers. It helps researchers decide which reference manager to use to organise their references in their work. The module explores the features of three popular reference managers – Endnote, Zotero and Mendeley – and helps in the decision of which one is best for research practices.
Learn how to choose a reference manager
Book cover attribution: "Research and Writing Skills for Academic and Graduate Researchers" by RMIT University Library is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. Cover design by Dr. Lisa Cianci. Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa (underlayed), All rights reserved. Cover image: Human Skills by Vicons Design from Noun Project.
EndNote, Mendeley and Zotero make it easy to change to another Reference Manager. See below for each application's process. Please note: while citations will be copied, PDFs of articles may not be exported.
| EndNote | Mendeley | Zotero |
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From Zotero |
From EndNote |
From EndNote |
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From Mendeley |
From Zotero |
From Mendeley |