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Citation Management in the Health Sciences: A Guide

A resource guide to provide advice and assistance with EndNote and RefWorks.

Mendeley

Mendeley

Mendeley is a desktop and web-based citation management tool. With it you can organize research materials, annotate PDFs, and create citations. You can also network with others researching in your discipline who are using Mendeley.

 

Zotero

Zotero

A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research. Zotero allows you to attach digital objects like PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies, even from within your preferred word processor.
 

You will want to download:

  • Zotero 6.0 app A stand-alone application for all users.
  • Zotero Connector To save to Zotero directly from your browser.

Word processor plugins for Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and LibreOffice come bundled with the Zotero app and will be installed automatically for each installed word processor when you first start Zotero.

 

Library Lookup for Tulane

The Library Lookup option lets you locate items in an online library catalog so you can track down a physical or online full-text copy of the resource. You can enable Zotero's Library Lookup feature. Select or type in a resolver from the Advanced pane of the Zotero preferences. Tulane University Libraries OpenURL resolver is https://library.search.tulane.edu/openurl/01TUL_INST/01TUL_INST:Tulane

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