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RefWorks |
EndNote |
EndNote Web (Basic/Online) |
Mendeley |
EasyBib |
Zotero |
Cite This for Me |
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Web Based |
No |
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Must be online to use |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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Cost |
$$ |
Free for TTU, library resource |
Free |
Free** |
Free** |
Free** |
Free** |
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Import from online databases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes*** |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Import citation info from web pages |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Interacts with TTU Find IT link for full text |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Importing from computer folder |
No |
No |
No |
No, file only |
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Create bibliographies |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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In-text references |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes, with upgrade |
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Tag items for discussion |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes, in shared collections |
Yes, use notes field |
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Collaborate |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, free up to 5 private groups |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes, but allows access to whole account not a single project |
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Storage |
Yes, 20MB per person |
Yes, local storage |
Yes, 2G per person |
Yes 2G per person |
No |
Yes, 300 MG, cloud based |
Yes, does not state amount |
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Syncing features |
n/a |
Sync with EndNote Basic |
Sync with EndNote |
Sync library with multiple computers Sync with Zotero library |
n/a |
Sync library with multiple computers |
Sync library with App and web |
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Desktop/Mobile |
Windows, Mac |
Windows, Mac, iOS |
Windows, Mac, iOS |
Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
n/a |
Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
Window, Mac, iOS, Android |
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Plug-in for Browser |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Chrome only |
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Help/ Assistance/ Support |
*Mendeley and Zotero both have a local client application that syncs data accessible on the web. To add citations you must use an Add-on to your browser.
**Free to use but to get more features you can upgrade account which costs.
***Mendeley allows information from web pages to be imported or you can download a PDF and import the PDF into Mendeley's local client.