I Need to: Use: Why: Work from multiple computers or locations Zotero Mendeley EndNote Web Zotero saves your citation library to your local computer, but syncs with multiple computers so you can work from home, work, or school. Mendeley is a program that lives on your local computer, but syncs with a web account. EndNote Web is web based. Gmod Your citation library is accessible from any computer that is connected to the web. Work without an Internet connection Zotero Mendeley EndNote Zotero, Mendeley and EndNote can store your citation libraries locally on your computer.

The app makes the menu bar on your Mac more useful by displaying useful system stats. This includes the CPU, GPU and network usage, storage drive and RAM use, network activity, and more. This is a great tool for advanced users who will frequently put their new MacBook Pro under a lot of stress and run a lot of applications at the same time.

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Archive web pages and import citations from sites such as Amazon, Flickr, and ArtSTOR Zotero Zotero allows you to easily save snapshots of web pages and annotate them within your citation library. It is a great tool for saving citation information from some web-based publications and commercial and social networking sites. Work on a group project or share my citations with others Zotero Mendeley EndNote Web Zotero allows you to share your citations through shared folders -- you can give individuals or groups permissions to add and edit the citations in the shared folder. Mendeley allows you to share citations and documents with a group of up to 10 other users, or create a public reading list that is open to all. EndNote Web allows you to share groups with anyone who is registered with the service. You can allow others to view or edit your citations. Adapted with permission from “,” copyright © 2011 The Pennsylvania State University.

Citation Manager Comparison Table Zotero Mendeley EndNote EndNote Web Access Zotero software with browser add-on (Firefox and Chrome). Desktop software, but can sync with an online account which is editable Desktop software with an online version (EndNote Web) Web-based Where is my database stored? Local computer with optional web based syncing between computers Local computer with web based syncing between computers Local Computer with cloud storage and syncing via EndNote Web Web-based How does it work? Detect citations that can be captured from databases or web pages.

Search and import records using PMID, DOI, or ISBN. Extract citation information from PDFs. Import from many popular databases. Extract citation information from PDFs. Export from databases into EndNote. Can search catalogs from within EndNote. Browser bookmarklet can import from many databases.