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Citation Managers

Software and apps to help you organize and format citations for your research papers.

Table of Contents

Pages on this Guide:​

  • Citation Manager Basics
    • What are citation managers and how can you use them for your research? Find out more about them on this page!
  • Choosing a Citation Manager 
    • Not sure which citation manager is right for you? Take a look at this page to learn about the different features of the free citation managers: EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero. 
  • ​EndNote
    • Information about how to set up and use EndNote for your research.
  • ​Mendeley
    • Information on how to set up, download, and use Mendeley for your research. 
  • Zotero
    • Information on how to set up, download, and use Zotero for your research. 

  • RefWorks LITE
    • For those who had a RefWorks account before June 30th, 2019: Your RefWorks account became RefWorks LITE. Learn more about the features of RefWorks LITE and how you can use it for your research on this page.​
  • Moving over from RefWorks?
    • Learn how to migrate your references from your RefWorks account over into Zotero, Mendeley, or EndNote.
  • Contacts for One on One Assistance
    • Find your Subject Librarian for further assistance. 
  • Citation Manager Drop-in Clinics 
    • When the library re-opens, stop by the library's Ask Us desk every Friday from 10-10:30 and 1-1:30 to ask any and all questions about using citation managers for your research! 

Online Training Sessions

Visit this guide to see the upcoming CFL Library Workshops: Citation Manager Series

To see workshop recordings visit this page: Archived Workshops

Avoid Losing Your Library Search Favorites (Pinned Items)

New Library Search Transition Alert! More Details here on the transition process.

If you utilize your Library Account to "pin" favorites you need to take action right away. From July 24th to September 30th your current Library Account will be "read only." After that point it will become inaccessible and you will lose information on:

  • Saved items (Favorites / Pinned Items)
  • Saved Searches
  • Loan history

Because this information will not be transferred to the new Library Search, follow these basic steps to preserve information on your saved items (step-by-step tip sheets are below). Note: saved searches and loan history cannot be exported in a similar way.

  1. Log into your account and select Saved Records in My Favorites
  2. Email the listing to yourself OR Export to a Citation Manager
  3. To access your old Primo account follow this link: https://odin-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?vid=und