Also referred to as citation management
tools.
Research / bibliographic management tools enable
researchers to capture bibliographic information about research materials,
create bibliographies, add footnotes, and manage research collections. Using
one or more of these tools makes it easier not only to collect ans store
items, but also to organize and tag them (add metadata) and even save
PDFs.
There are numerous tools available and a majority
of these are free. Each tool has its strengths and weaknesses. Therefore it is
important to take several for a test drive before you decide on which one(s) is
suitable for your individual needs.
BibSonomy assists in the management of scientific publications
helping manage publications and bookmarks, to collaborate with colleagues
and locate new materials for research
Colwiz ( = collective wisdom) is a freely
available reference, research and project manager for researchers, students and
academics with web-based, desktop and mobile versions.
Sync the library between these different versions and across different
computers
Delicious is a social bookmarking service that
provides a centralized online service enabling users to add, annotate, edit,
and share bookmarks of web documents
Diigo is
a social bookmarking service that allows users to save the a website
title, description and to tag the website with relevant keywords. Diigo
allows users to save screen shots of the webpages, create lists of webpages,
join groups of users and export bookmarks to Delicious
Endnote is a bibliographic referencing tool that allows users to
store, manage and share references, cite sources and write papers.
Endnote
basic is the free version of the commercial
tool EndnoteX7provided
by many academic and research institutions
Mendeley is a free reference manager and
academic social network. Make your own fully-searchable
library in seconds, cite as you write, and read and
annotate your PDFs on any device. Mendeley provides users the facility to
connect with colleagues, peers or classmates to follow their research output
and share published research with others globally
Papers is
a reference management application that can search a number of databases that
are linked to a particular library, thus requiring a registration. Originally
designed for Apple Mac users and more recently for Windows
ProQuest flow is a new way to collect, manage and organize
research papers and documents. You can read, annotate, organize, and cite your
research as well as collaborate with friends and colleagues by sharing
collections
RefME is a web-based tool for generating
citations, reference lists and bibliographies. RefME will generate citations by
scanning item barcode. Select from numerous style guides
including Harvard, APA, MLA and Chicago
RefWorks is an
online research management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to
help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of
information, as well as generate citations and bibliographie
