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Citation Styles
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Mendeley
Generates citations and bibliographies in hundreds of citation styles, organizes and adds notes to PDFs, and enables groups to collaborate on researching. Also has an app.
Zotero
Creates a personal online library to store articles and webpages as well as generate citations.
Colwiz
Creates a personal or group online library to store articles, as well as generate citations. Places more emphasis on collaborative work and functions, as well as productivity tools including calendars, task lists, and project management resources.
Mendeley or Zotero, which one is right for you? These two tools are very similar, and, for the most part, they function in the same way. Both have basic versions that are available for free, but you can pay for additional storage (both) and the ability to create more private groups (Mendeley). For most people, the free basic versions are sufficient.
There are a few benefits and drawbacks to each that might make you more inclined to choose one over the other:
Mendeley
Zotero
Lastly, if you plan to take advantage of the private groups features of these tools, you’ll want to pick whichever one your colleagues are using.
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