bibliography managers nick guy, ph.d. 25 august 2014 “topics in genetic counseling”
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Bibliography Managers
Nick Guy, Ph.D.25 August 2014
“Topics in Genetic Counseling”
What are they?Provide an organizational tool for citations
Searchable database of your references
Includes journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings, and the list goes on and on and on…
A way to manage a collection of PDFs
Makes citations and bibliographies easy for written work
Can share citations w dept
and friends!
Many possibilitiesMendeley (free)
Zotero (free)
Readcube (free)
EndNote ($$$)
LaTex (free, but older and less user friendly)
…
What is Zotero?https://www.zotero.org/
Created by George Mason University
Can be completely web-based or standalone
Searchable database of your references Includes journal articles, books, theses, conference
proceedings, and the list goes on and on and on…
Makes citations and bibliographies really easy to insert into document
Zotero Website
FeaturesWorks on Windows/MacOS/Linux
Firefox plug-in
Standalone version, connectors for Chrome and Safari
Has a Microsoft Word and OpenOffice (LibreOffice) plugin
Syncs across multiple devices
300 MB limit sync storage for references and PDFs
UsingEasy import from Web
Can tag for easy search later
Citations styles are easyYou choose the styleOnline database beyond defaultsYou could even create your own
You can create or join groups to share database and collaborate
Zotero in Web Browser
Click to expand Zotero database
Using Zotero Click to import citation
SettingsClick
to sync
Modifying Information
Can change citation information
Search using tags, author, content, etc.
Citations in Microsoft Office
Choose the Citation Style
Can download hundreds of styles pre-built
Can submit a request for new style or build it yourself
Inserting Citations
Easy to insert single or multiple citations
Build Bibliography
Upcoming in Zotero Development
Mobile app
Internet explorer and mobile compatability
Suggestions based upon your recent activity
What is Mendeley
http://www.mendeley.com/
Windows/MacOSX/Linux/iPad
Standalone Desktop interface
2 GB of cloud sync space
Works with saved Zotero referenes
Imports PDFs, can annotate and highlight
Can search folders on your computer for papers
Mendeley Website
Mendeley
Drag-and-drop PDF
Mendeley Bookmarklet
Click to import citation
Mendeley Citations
Mendeley Insert Citations
Mendeley Build Bibliography
Mendeley Internal Search
Mendeley PDF Viewer
Thanks
Questions?