When you write research papers or articles for publication you will need to give credit to the works you have consulted to support your work. Because research papers or articles for publication often require a lot of citations, you can use a citation management tool to make keeping track of your sources easier!
Use this guide to help you get started using citation management software.
These reference books are available in print from the library. Contact the Library if you would like to check out any of these books or other reference books we may have available.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by 
Concise Rules of APA Style by 
The Chicago Manual of Style by 
AMA MANUAL of STYLE, 11th EDITION by
The AMA Manual of Style is a must-have resource for anyone involved in medical, health, and scientific publishing. Written by an expert committee of JAMA Network editors, this latest edition addresses issues that face authors, editors, and publishers in the digital age. Extensive updates are included in the References chapter, with examples of how to cite digital publications, preprints, databases, data repositories, podcasts, apps and interactive games, and social media. Full-color examples grace the chapter on data display, with newer types of graphic presentations and updated guidance on formatting tables and figures. The manual thoroughly covers ethical and legal issues such as authorship, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, intellectual property, open access and public access, and corrections. The Usage chapter has been revised to bring the manual up-to-date on word choice, especially in writing about individuals with diseases or conditions and from various socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and sexual orientation populations. Specific nomenclature entries in many disciplines are presented to guide users in issues of diction, formatting, and preferred terminology. Guidance on numbers, SI units, and math has been updated, and the section on statistics and study design has undergone a major expansion. In sum, the answer to nearly any issue facing a writer or editor in medicine, health care, and related disciplines can be found in the 11th edition of the AMA Manual of Style.
All Citation Management tools have these basic features to help you...
Before you choose, here are some questions to ask yourself:
Use the chart linked below to see an overview of the features and functionality of a few options.
You can always change your mind! In the meantime, you might also consider whether you will need to use a specific citation manager to collaborate with internal and/or external researchers.
Mendeley is a reference manager (and PDF organization tool for your hard drive) that serves as a bridge between your literature searches and finished papers. It is owned by Elsevier. A free version of Mendeley is available.
EndNote basic, a free reference manager, gives you the tools for learning how to do research, cite sources, write term papers, and even match your manuscript to a scientific journal. More advanced options available. It is owned by Clarivate Analytics.
Many thanks to the Yale University Library for use of components of their Citation Management LibGuide Page.