If you have questions, please contact your subject librarian, who will be able to provide you with more details and assistance.
Contacts
W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library
902-717-5244
kellogg@dal.ca
Killam Memorial Library
902-494-3611
killmref@dal.ca
MacRae Library
902-893-6669
macrae.library@dal.ca
Sexton Design & Technology Library
902-494-3240
sexton.library@dal.ca
Law Library
902-494-2124
lawref@dal.ca
This guide is designed to familiarize users with the basics of citation management, and some common products.
If you have questions about a Citation Style, consult the Citation Style Subject Guide.
This table has been slightly modified from UNB Libraries.
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Mobile Compatibility |
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MS Word Integration |
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Duplicate Record Detection |
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Web-Page Capture |
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Sharing Enabled |
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Journal Title Abbreviation Recognition |
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Links to PDFs and Other Materials |
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PDF Citation Retrieval |
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Allows Annotation of PDFs |
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Full-Text Search of PDFs |
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Citation Export (from databases) |
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Record Sorting Options |
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Record Searching Options |
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References
1 Sheldon Margen Public Health Library. (2014). EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero, Mendeley Help. University of California Berkeley Library. Retrieved September 23, 2014 from: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/PUBL/endnote.html#Compare
2 UW-Madison Libraries. (2014). Comparison Chart. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved September 23, 2014 from: http://www.library.wisc.edu/services/citation-managers/comparison-chart/
3 Giustini, D. (2013). RefWorks, Zotero & Mendeley: Three Way Comparison 2013. University of British Columbia. Retrieved September 23, 2014 from: http://www.slideshare.net/giustinid/refworks-mendeley-zotero-2013
4 Georgetown Law Library. (n.d.). Detailed Feature Comparison. Georgetown Law. Retrieved September 23, 2014 from: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/citation-tools/features.cfm