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See info on  Winter 2012  Workshops in Citation Managment:

This guide will help you choose the right tool for what you need to do: some people just want a quick way to generate a citation in APA style while others need to organize, annotate, and cite as they write.

Choosing the right citation tool for your needs

 

Serious researchers: faculty, grad students, 4th year honours students

Not-quite-so-serious researchers: students doing a one-off assignment  who never need to see that reference again. Anyone who needs a quick citation for something

The need: a way to save, organize and manage a large number of citations , the ability to generate bibliographies, ability to cite as you write...

The need: a quick way to generate a citation in one of the commonly used styles. You have no need to store the citation for later use.

The tools:

  • RefWorks: fully supported @ Carleton.
  • WizFolio: supported @Carleton during trial. [more info see the LibGuide]
  • Mendeley:  reference manager and academic social network
  • EndNote: not officially supported, but we'll try & help
  • Zotero:  Firefox plug-in: collect, organize, cite, share

[this feature comparison chart may help you decide which tool is for you]

The tools:

  • BibMe: free, but you have to set up an account
  • Easy Bib: free version is only for MLA style. For APA, Chicago... you can get 3 day free trial, or pay for the full version.
  • CiteULike: a bit more than quick citation, can only generate citation for 1 item at a time, can save, tag, and share but no word-processor plug-in
  • Quick Cite : app for iPhone, iPad. Not free. Right now only works on books: scan the book barcode (NOT the library barcode) and e-mail citation
  • Also, many of our databases have a built in quick citation ability, just look for citing links from search results page.