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Literature Review: What it is and how to get started

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.

ZoteroBib

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Your bibliography is stored in your browser’s local storage by default. You can close the page and return to it later, and your bibliography will still be there — no need to worry about saving your data or logging in.

Looking for EasyBib? EasyBib has ended their EasyBib EDU subscription service, which has prompted Howard-Tilton to now recommend ZoteroBib as our preferred tool for quickly citing sources. For more advanced features, consider one of the other tools on this guide.

EndNote

EndNote Basic

EndNote Basic is a citation management tool integrated into Web of Science. It allows you to import records from other databases too. If you have EndNote Desktop, you can sync it with EndNote Basic.

All Tulane University students, faculty and staff are eligible for a free EndNote Basic account.

 

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