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| Writing and Citing | RefWorks and Citation Managers |
| In addition to using reference management programs to improve your research output and organize your reference library, you can also | |
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| create your own personal citation database by importing references from text files or online databases | |
| effectively manage all of your references | |
| automatically format your bibliographies | |
| insert in-text citations | |
| and save yourself a ton of time! |
Refworks
Refworks is the official reference manager for the University of Waterloo, and supported by the Library.
- Login to Refworks (Proquest)RefWorks is fully supported by the Library, and is free for the University of Waterloo community. You can export your citations directly to RefWorks from our library catalogue and many library subscription databases.
- Refworks (Proquest) user guideGet help and learn to navigate the most recent (2018) version of Refworks Proquest.
Additional reference managers
- Compare Reference ManagersFeature and pros and cons of popular reference management software.
$$ Paid with free trials
- EndNote ($ free trial only)EndNote is available as a desktop option or as a free web-based software. The most recent desktop version is EndNote X9.
- PapersCompatible with Mac and Windows OS, you will be able to quickly organize your references e library, read and annotate papers, and work with in-text citations using SmartCite.
>>Free and open-source
