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Here at UC, you have access to RefWorks, paid for by the university. It's a great resource to helpyou keep track of all your sources.

RefWorks features:

• Sort sources into projects, folders, and sub-folders
• Assign tags to sources
• Export a complete APA bibliography
• Import sources directly from many library databases
• Can share and collaborate with others

More information is available on the Citation Management Services guide

An institutional account is available to anyone at a subscribing institution and includes 10GB of document storage, unlimited sharing inside and outside the institution, easy institution-wide sharing, phone and email tech support, training and more.

To create a RefWorks account click on the link below.  Then click the “sign up” link below "Use login from my institution".

• ​​​​​​Fill in your information making sure to use your UC email address (you can’t sign up with @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, etc.).  Using your institutional email address will help us know whether you are entitled to an institutional account (with all the benefits mentioned above!).

Once you activate your account (you'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process), you’ll get access immediately and can get started managing your documents.

Zotero is a free, open source citation manager similar to RefWorks and EndNote. With it you can collect, organize and cite within Word or LibreOffice. 

Pros of Zotero:

1. Free open source software
2. Easy to learn  
3. One click reference grabber (with connector)
4. Has plug-in options for Safari, Chrome and Firefox
5. Unlimited number of groups

Cons of Zotero:

1. Size limit - after 300 MB you have the option to upgrade for a monthly fee

Zotero requires you to download an application (citation library) and to install a connector in your web browser. The connector will allow you to pull references into your library with one click while the library acts as your storage system. Zotero also has an add-in for Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs to allow you to cite while you write your paper.