Bibliographic Management Software

by Jeanne Sadlik, Coordinator, Reference & Education Services
Loyola Health Sciences Library, Loyola University
Updated: September 2005

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: Personal Bibliography Software (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.

RefWorks is a web-based bibliography manager. It has all the same features as the products listed above, and your account can be accessed any place that has Internet access.

For a comparison of RefWorks and Endnote go to: http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/ra/refworks_endnote.htm.

Tutorials and Guides

Personal Bibliographic and Reference Management Software (EndNote, Reference Manager, RefWorks) (University of Waterloo)

Guides and Tutorials EndNote 8.0 (Galter Library, Northwestern University)

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

Using EndNote (Taubman Medical Library, University of Michigan)

RefWorks FAQ (University Library, University of Michigan)

RefWorks tutorial (Refworks.com)

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