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Zotero
Managing citations with Zotero
is a free, web-based citation manager that allows you to:
- Directly import references from article databases, the library catalogue, e-book collections, etc.
- Manage and organize your references.
- Create a bibliography.
- Share your references with others
- Add in-text citation and a bibliography directly into your assignment
To enable Zotero's Library Lookup service to find full-text documents licensed by Laurentian University, set Edit->Preferences->Advanced->General->Resolver to https://omni.laurentian.ca/openurl/01OCUL_LU/01OCUL_LU:OMNI
Getting started with Zotero:
- Follow this Guide for Laurentian Users (Sept. 2020)
- Contact the librarian supporting your faculty.
- Sign up for library workshops when available.
- View Quick Start Guide (video) or Tutorials (videos)
- Consult one of Zotero's own User Guides, McMaster University's Quick Start Guide, or the Zotero Guide by Ontario Tech University
Other Citation Managers
Some Citation Managers:
Citation Generators:
- EasyBib
- Citation Machine
- Bibme
- KnightCite
- Étudier.com : générateur de bibliographies (interface in French)
Compare Citation Managers
Comparison of citation managers
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Website |
X7 — endnote.com Web — myendnoteweb.com |
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Video Tutorials |
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Cost |
Free |
EndNote X7 : 250 – 300$ US EndNote Web : Free[1] |
100$ US/year |
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Language(s) |
English, French, etc… |
English |
English, French, etc… |
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Compatible with PC and/or Mac? |
PC and Mac |
PC and Mac |
PC and Mac |
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Compatible with cell phones and/or tablets? |
Yes – free third-party apps available |
Yes – iOS app available (3.99$ US) |
Yes – free RefMobile website |
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Space |
300 MB online; |
2 GB via EndNote Web; |
5 GB |
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Install/Usage Options |
Online (via Firefox[2]) and local installation (Standalone version) |
Online (Web version) or local installation (X7 version) |
Online |
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Importing References |
You can import references by installing a plug-in in Firefox. References may also be imported manually using RIS or other files |
Direct export available from several databases. Databases. References may also be imported manually using RIS or other files |
Direct export available from several databases. Databases. References may also be imported manually using RIS, text or other files |
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Uploading PDF Files |
PDFs added automatically, when possible |
PDFs must be added manually or using the Find Full Text option |
PDFs must be added manually |
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Annotating PDFs |
No, unless additional plug-ins are installed |
Yes |
Yes |
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Ability to Search the Text of PDF Documents |
Yes (must be enabled) |
Yes |
No |
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Ability to Extract Bibliographic Information from PDF Documents |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Ability to Extract Bibliographic Information from Webpages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, if the RefGrab-It plug-in is installed |
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Compatible with Word-processing Software? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Reference Sharing |
Yes – with private or public groups |
Yes – with EndNote Web |
Yes – with private or public groups |
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Citation Styles |
Style modification options not very user-friendly – requires knowledge of HTML |
Style modifications simple to input. Limited number of citation styles available in EndNote Web. |
Style modifications simple to input. |
[1] Endnote Web (also called EndNote Basic) is accessible online (including through the database Web of Science). See the following link for a comparison of EndNote X7 and Endnote Web.
[2] The online version of Zotero must be updated alongside any Firefox browser updates.
Tutorials and User Guides
We would like to thank the Service des bibliothèques et archives of the Université de Sherbrooke for permitting us to adapt their model and content created by their librarians for this document.