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EndNote Basic |
EndNote X7 |
Mendeley |
Zotero |
| Cost |
Free |
Requires purchase by user, research group, or department but available for free through Ontario Tech.
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Free |
Free |
| Method of access |
Online at www.myendnoteweb.com and through Web of Science |
If not pre-loaded on your university-issued laptop, contact IT (servicedesk@dc-uoit.ca or
905-721-3333, option 1) to get it downloaded. |
Online at www.mendeley.com |
Online at www.zotero.org |
| Operating systems |
Web-based (independent of OS) |
Windows and Mac |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Storage |
50,000 records with 2 GB of free web storage |
999,999 records with unlimited amount of web storage |
2 GB of free web storage, additional costs for more storage, unlimited through desktop application |
300 MB of free web storage, additional costs for more storage, unlimited on desktop version |
| Word processor integration |
Yes (Microsoft Office) |
Yes (Microsoft Office) |
Yes (Microsoft Office and Open/Libre Office) |
Yes (Microsoft Office and Open/Libre Office) |
| Sharing and collaborating |
Can only share references with other EndNote users |
Can only share references with other EndNote users |
Can create public and private groups
Publicly share references (with limitations)
Synchronization of collections across devices
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Can create public and private groups
Publicly share references (with limitations)
Synchronization of collections across devices
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| Adding notes to references |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (can be stand alone or attached to references) |
| Annotating PDFs |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No, but will sync PDFs annotated through third party software |
| Direct export from databases |
Yes (through certain databases) |
Yes |
Yes (via toolbar) |
Yes (automatically detected through browser) |
| Direct export to other citation managers |
Can export to: BibTeX, Tab Delimited |
Can export to: BibTeX, Tab Delimited, RIS, Refer export |
Can export to: BibTeX, RIS |
Can export to: BibTeX, RIS, Refer/BibIX, Bibliontology, MODS, and more |
| Mobile device applications |
No |
iPad, web interface |
iPad, iPhone, 3rd party Android apps, web interface |
3rd party IOS and Android apps, web interface |
| Screen capture of web page content |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Other |
Ontario Tech supported
Thomson Reuters product
Access provided through Web of Science subscription (gives additional bibliographic styles, automatically detects Web of Science data and links)
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Ontario Tech supported
Thomson Reuters product
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Elsevier product |
Open source
Doesn't work with Internet Explorer
Very established support community
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