A reference management tool may be a good support for writing scientific texts. You can:
> collect and save references,
> organize your literature sources and keep track,
> select the appropriate citation style from a wide range of options,
> insert citations correctly into your text and
> automatically create and update your bibliography.
Which tool is the right one for me?
An overview of all current licensable and free programs can be found in the software comparison "Literaturverwaltungsprogramme im Vergleich" by the University Library of the TU Munich.
Support from the HCU-library
The HCU-library offers workshops and individual consultation on these three reference management tools:
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Citavi offers various options for organizing and editing literature sources.
| Operating system | Windows |
| Word processing | Word, BibTeX-Export |
| Download | First download the Citavi free version and install it on your computer. To install the free version on an HCU computer, please use the Matrix Software Depot. |
| Campus license | Create a Citavi account with your HCU e-mail address. Open Citavi and click on the login icon in the start window. Enter your access data for the Citavi account. The license data will be recognized automatically. |
| License terms | License Agreement |
| Number of citation styles | more than 11.000 |
| Features | > Local projects or cloud projects > Possibility to work in a team > Capture quotes, thoughts and comments > Edit PDF files > Create the outline > Task planning |
| Browser Add-On | Citavi-Picker |
| Tutorial | Organizing knowledge with Citavi |
| Handbook | Citavi Manual |
| Knowledge base | Citavi Knowledge |
Endote is exclusively in English.
| Operating system | Windows, Mac |
| Word processing | Word, Open Office, Google Docs |
| Download | Appsanywhere |
| Campus license | Will be automatically activated while installing from Appsanywhere. |
| License terms | End user License Agreement |
| number of citation styles | more than 7.000 |
| Features | > Possibilty to work in a team > Tags for organization > PDF viewer with annotation options |
| Browser Add-On | Endnote Click |
| Tutorial | How to manage your references and PDFs |
| Knowledge base | Alfasoft Support & Knowledge Base |
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Zotero is an open source program and can be used free of charge.
| Operating System | Windows, Linux, Mac |
| Word processing | Word, Libre Office, Google Docs |
| Download | Zotero |
| License terms | Terms of Service |
| number of citation styles | more than 10.000 |
| Features | > Possibilty to work in a team (storage space limit: 300 MB) > Tags for organization > PDF viewer with annotation options |
| Browser Add-On | Zotero Connector |
| Tutorial | How to use Zotero |
| Dokumentation | Zotero documentation |
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The library offers advisory service, coffee lectures and workshops on this topic.
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