Citation Management

Which citation management system do you prefer/use?

EndNote: 3 votes (13.64%)

Mendeley: 2 votes (9.09%)

Paperpile: 0 votes (0%)

Papers: 5 votes (22.73%)

RefWorks: 8 votes (36.36%)

Zotero: 3 votes (13.64%)

Other: 1 votes (4.55%)

Total Votes: 22

Citation managers are tools that enable you to:

Watch this video to learn more about Citation Management Tools:

Zotero
Download both the standalone software and a browser plugin for free. Use your Chicago School email to get free unlimited storage.
EndNote (basic version is free, from Clarivate)
EndNote comes in different versions: EndNote (desktop application, requires a one-time license purchase), EndNote Basic, and EndNote Online. Click here to learn more.
Mendeley (free, from Elsevier)
Download the free software to organize, annotate citations and PDFs. NOTE: if you downloaded Office 365 from The Chicago School, you will not be able to download the Word plug-in
Paperpile (paid, subscription)
Use the browser extension and web app to gather citations from any webpage, organize them, automatically download PDFs, and annotate attached PDFs.
Papers (paid, subscription)
Use the browser extension and web app to gather citations from any webpage, organize them, and annotate attached PDFs.
RefWorks
Use your school email to create an account. (Library subscription ending February 2025) Use Refworks to organize, annotate citations and attached PDF's, generate bibliographies, and use while you write with a plug in for your word processor.

Click on the links on the left for more details, resources and tutorials for each of the citation management tools listed above.