A citation management system is a tool designed to save time and make your work easier.
Citation management programs help you:
- save and organize your references
- insert and format citations within your paper
- format bibliographies and in-text citations in hundreds of citations styles, including APA
- share references collaborate with others online
- use your citations while you write
Some popular citation management programs:
RefWorks (available free through the TCSPP Library)
EndNote
Mendeley
Zotero
These citation managers provide the same basic features -- they allow you to save citations, organize them into folders or libraries, and generate bibliographies and citations as you write.
To decide which tool is right for you, review the comparison below and talk with people in your department about the tools they use and why.
Once you choose a tool, know that you can always change your mind; sources can usually be transferred between tools. (Please note that attachments don't always transfer.)