EndNote, Zotero, and Other Reference Managers

Zotero: Open source reference management software

Compatibility: Mac and Windows

Current version: 5.0

Integrates with Microsoft Word using Zotero Bibliographic Management. Will also work with Google Docs, OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The latter two are open-source office suites similar to Microsoft Office.

Zotero is free to most users. You can purchase additional storage space if needed ($20/yr for 2 GB).

Pros:

• Zotero does everything pretty well
• Open source. Almost as customizable as EndNote
• Z has a large user community which contributes code and improvements

Cons:

• Easy to learn, takes a little time to set up properly
• Slows down with large libraries

Learn it!:

• We have classes through UCSF Library
• You can ask us for help if you have specific problems
• See the class handout