UO Citation Manager Comparison Chart (from University of Washington: http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=69943&sid=518591) Product names are links to their web pages:

EndNote Desktop EndNote Basic Zotero (formerly Endnote Web) Web based? No, this is a desktop Yes Yes. Also available as Mendeley Yes, lives in browser ( plugin, or product. Can transfer Desktop, which can sync with Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari library to EndNote Web online account. through Zotero Standalone). Can sync with online account but web library not editable

Must be online? No Yes No No

Mobile Native app for iPad, No app, but mobile-optimized Native app for iPhone and iPad, or 3rd-party apps available capability currently costs $$. site at check yourMendeley library on (www.zotero.org/support/mobile), or https://www.myendnoteweb. your mobile device's web browser. check your Zotero collection on your com/touch/EndNoteWeb.html mobile device's web browser.

Cost $$. Available for purchase Free to UO users (Libraries Limited Free access (1GB) Limited Free access (100MB) at the Duckstore at a pays through Web of Science

discounted rate subscription) http://mendeley.com http://zotero.org http://endnote.com http://endnote.com

Word-processor MS Office, Open Office, MS Word MS Word, Open Office, LaTeX MS Word, Open Office, compatibility iWork Pages

Import from Direct export from specific Yes Yes, with Mendeley Import browser Yes databases databases plugin.

Import citation No Yes, with bookmark Yes, with Mendeley Import browser Yes. Also archives the page and allows info from web plugin. Also archives the page and annotations pages allows annotations.

Storage capacity Unlimited local storage Limited to 50,000 references 1 GB free Mendeley web space 100MB free Zotero web space (larger 2GB free file storage (larger plans available for purchase) plans available for purchase)

5GB w/ software purchase EndNote Desktop EndNote Basic Mendeley Zotero

Attach Yes No Yes, and can annotate Yes, with option to attach associated files automatically (, etc.)

Search full text Yes No Yes Yes of PDFs

Create group or No Yes Yes. Costs for private groups (1 3- Yes shared libraries member private group free).

Create Yes Yes Yes Yes bibliography w/ different styles

Other features Insert figures and charts Sync library w/multiple computers Sync library w/multiple computers using word processor Use tags to organize/search Use tags to organize/search integration

References

1. Choosing a Citation Manager: Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and RefWorks. Penn State University Libraries: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/lls/choose_citation_mgr.html (9/30/2011).

2. Comparison of Reference Management Software. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software (10/3/2011).