Citation Style Guide

Citation management tools are an amazing resource to help you throughout the research and writing process. They can :

• Keep all your sources with accompanying citation information in one place.
• Store pdfs of your sources, allowing you to take notes and highlight the documents (varies by software).
• Access your citation library anywhere there is internet.
• Insert and format citations into your Word documents with Cite While You Write tools.

These tools can save you a lot of time and stress. However, these tools are not perfect and you should always balance their use with an understanding of the citation style you are using. You will always need to double check that the citations that you insert into your papers are formatted correctly.

To navigate this page, use the drop down menu to the left to review specific FREE citation management tools covered: Mendeley, Zotero, and EndNote Online.

The library has a Canvas module for Citation Management Tools, where you can learn about Mendeley and Zotero. While this research guide gives you a broad understanding of these tools. The Canvas modules will give you an in-depth tutorial on how to use the tools.

Click here to enroll in the course.

Watch this video for an overview of citation (or reference) management software.

Video Credit: "Introduction to Citation Management Software" courtesy of the Albert S. Cook Library licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed).