Zotero is a free tool for managing your references, and creating citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word. It involves two components: the Zotero program itself, and a browser add-on for adding items to your Zotero library.
For more information, see our Zotero 101 guide.
Mendeley is a free research management tool that allows you to collect and organize the sources that you find in library databases and on the internet. Mendeley offers the ability to share references and collaborate with others in groups, and it integrates with Microsoft Word, allowing you to automatically insert citations into a Word document and generate bibliographies using a variety of citation styles.
Mendeley works particularly well with the Scopus database, allowing seamless exporting of citations from Scopus into your Mendeley reference library.
Consult with your professor to determine which style you should use for any paper or project. These print and online style guides give examples of citing sources in the text, bibliography or reference list of your paper. For help, ask for assistance at the Meredith College Learning Center.
ACS (American Chemical Society)
AMA (American Medical Association) or NLM (National LIbrary of Medicine)
CSE (Council of Science Editors)
APA (American Psychological Association)
MLA (Modern Language Association)
CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)
NARA (National archives of the United States
Additional Citation and Style Resources
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