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Bibliographic Management Software

by Jeanne Sadlik, Coordinator, Research Services
Loyola Health Sciences Library, Loyola University
Updated: June 3, 2002

Why should you use it?

• Bibliographic management software packages are computer programs designed to manage and organize citations. Effective use of this software will save time in managing personal files and aid in preparation of manuscripts.
• It is an efficient way to manage your personal library, no matter what is included in your collection: article reprints, meeting abstracts, technical reports, patents, computer files etc.
• Bibliographic management software allows you to directly download citations from online databases such as PubMed and Ovid MEDLINE or add references manually
• You can search the references using several access points (including author, journal, keywords), easily insert references into Word or WordPerfect documents, and create bibliographies for hundreds of journal styles
• For more information see: Which personal bibliographic management package should I choose? (University of Waterloo).

Products

The three most popular products are EndNote, Reference Manager, and ProCite. All are produced by ISI Researchsoft. Trial versions are available.

For reviews of several other products and a comparison chart, see the guide to Electronic Research (University of California, Berkeley).

Tutorials and Guides

Learning How to Use Your Personal Bibliographic Management Software (EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite) (University of Waterloo)

Endnote 4.0 [User Guide] (Galter Library, Northwestern University)

EndNote Basic and Advanced Resources (University of Minnesota Libraries)

Using EndNote: Basic and Advanced Skills [PDF files] (Raymon H. Mulford Library, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo)

Bibliographic Management Software: Endnote and ProCite (University of Oregon)

Using ProCite with MEDLINE and BioMedSearch Ovid (University of Minnesota Libraries)

Using Reference Manager with MEDLINE and BioMedSearch Ovid (University of Minnesota Libraries)