{"id":2343,"date":"2014-06-12T18:35:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/?page_id=2343"},"modified":"2021-05-06T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T14:14:20","slug":"citations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/research-learn\/citing-your-work-academic-integrity\/citations\/","title":{"rendered":"Citation Management Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What is citation management software?<\/h2>\n<p>Citation management software allows you to create databases of citations or references to resources (books, journal articles, web sites, etc.).\u00a0 The software facilitates the insertion of citations within a research paper as in-text references, footnotes, or endnotes, and the creation of a formatted bibliography using a citation style of choice (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).<\/p>\n<h2>What citation management software is available?<\/h2>\n<p>There are many open-source and commercial citation management software options to choose from.\u00a0 Zotero and Mendeley are two of the most popular free software options.\u00a0 Zotero (open source) is often used in the social sciences, humanities, etc.\u00a0 Mendeley is often preferred in the sciences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Zotero guide\" href=\"http:\/\/researchguides.library.yorku.ca\/zotero\">Zotero Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mendeley Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/researchguides.library.yorku.ca\/mendeley\">Mendeley Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0For information on footnotes, bibliographies, and writing manuals, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/researchguides.library.yorku.ca\/styleguides\">Citing Your Work<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"GettingHelp\">Getting Help<\/h2>\n<div>Questions?\u00a0 Connect with us in many different ways at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/ask-services\/\">Ask &amp; Services<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is citation management software? 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