Citation Manager

[Mohd]

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Hi there !

Last time I wrote a case report managing the citations was pain: every time I edited or deleted something I had to re-number the citations in the text . . . is there some sort of program that does the job for me ???

Thanks 🙂

 

[strangeglove]

EndNote

 

[Mohd]

EndNote

It looks quite useful ! thanks this will save me lots of time👍

But can I actually type my article in it and link where every citation goes or do I have to do that myself?

 

[Hernandez]

It looks quite useful ! thanks this will save me lots of time👍

But can I actually type my article in it and link where every citation goes or do I have to do that myself?

you write your article in word. endnote is just an add on to insert your citations into the word document. It will renumber the citations and even modify the format that citations are written in depending on what style you need.

 

[nlax30]

I used RefWorks for most of my work in undergrad. It's been a while since I've used it but it worked well at the time. It also uses a Word plug-in as well as online access.

 

[Mohd]

you write your article in word. endnote is just an add on to insert your citations into the word document. It will renumber the citations and even modify the format that citations are written in depending on what style you need.

I used RefWorks for most of my work in undergrad. It's been a while since I've used it but it worked well at the time. It also uses a Word plug-in as well as online access.

EndNote and RefWork . . . . thanks!!! This will really help, I'll download the trials then pick one 😀

 

[pseudoknot]

You may also want to check out Zotero, a free alternative that works as a Firefox plugin. I've heard some great things about it but haven't used it myself. I did use EndNote for my thesis and will never use it again. It's a really terrible program that loves to corrupt your documents.

 

[britishmafia]

Many universities purchase RefWorks for their students. EndNote and Refworks together provide a great way to keep your references in order. I'm a heavy EndNote user when writing. Maybe your uni has access to these programs for students?

 

[Red Leader]

Hey guys is there anywhere I can learn how to use EndNote? I can't seem to get it to show all authors instead of "et al." all the time.

I seriously need to learn this. For example 2 days ago I changed 2 references out of 40 and I had to reorganize all of them it was a huge pain. 🙁

 

[pseudoknot]

Hey guys is there anywhere I can learn how to use EndNote? I can't seem to get it to show all authors instead of "et al." all the time.

I seriously need to learn this. For example 2 days ago I changed 2 references out of 40 and I had to reorganize all of them it was a huge pain. 🙁

I think this is a function of the output style you've chosen (I can't remember the endnote terminology for this, but most of them are named for various journals since they implement their formatting guidelines). You need to find one that lists each author, which may involve some trial and error.

 

[UCfan]

Endnote. To use endnote, you need to download citation manager from journal or write by yourself and extract by using MS word. I had tons of pain while I was writing my first paper (like you guys said, shifting of references), but it saves incredible amount of time for future use. By the way, I used endnote for almost all journals except the ones in pubmed. If you have that problem,try to find different version and you can able to download citation manager. I am not an advanced user, but if you know how to download citations and extracting to MS word you are saving incredible amount of time anyway. For instance my last paper I had more than 120 citations, it took less than 3 hours for me to complete ref.(bibl.) section.
Good luck.

 

[MrMunkily]

I used Zotero when doing my last proposal. It works pretty well, and the price is right.

 

[Harlow]

We have endnote on the computers here, and I know that's what other people in my lab use. I gave endnote a shot, but in the end I've decided that I really love zotero and am going to make it my program. Its integration into firefox made it appealing from the start as a way to organize my references. Then when I started learning about and integrating its more powerful features (grabbing meta-data directly from PDFs, Microsoft Word integration) I decided this would definitely be my program.

I definitely did spend the better part of a day once messing around with it in order to apply some of the cooler features. That makes me think that if you're willing to put in a little time and effort into learning the features of EndNote/RefWorks, you'll like it just as much. But I think the integration in firefox made zotero seem a bit more intuitive and convenient from the start for me.

The beta version even has syncing which utilizes the zotero server so you don't need to export your reference libraries when going from computer to computer.

 

[dmblue]

I just started using Zotero, and it's pretty great so far. It's easy to transfer citations from refworks, zotero, and endnote

 

[Aptamer]

I use Endnote as well. It's surely not perfect, but I'm too familiar with it to switch now.

I recently heard that Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com/) is free, robust, and easy to use. Maybe I'll give it a try with the next paper...whenever that may be.

 

[Mohd]

So to some things up:
EndNote: http://www.endnote.com/ costs 250$ for download and 300$ for the physical version.

RefWorks: http://www.refworks.com/ one year individual subscription to RefWorks is $100.00

Medeley: http://www.mendeley.com/ Free download

Zotero: http://www.zotero.org/ Free firefox extension.

 

[insane]

Endnote:
-Loves corrupting files
-occasionally slow
-extremely robust
-expensive
-great variety of citations styles

RefWorks:
-expensive
-decently fast
-yearly subscription
-online syncing
-decent selection of citation styles

Zotero:
-Slows down firefox in general
-tons of citation styles
-free
-laggy on occasion
-some styles are off

Mendeley:
-Fairly lightweight and fast
-simple bookmarkelet system
-online syncing
-free
-early version so it has some bugs
-works great with word
-desktop client
-many citation styles


If you want to pay I highly suggest Endnote X2, other wise Mendeley which I think is pretty comparable.

 

[Hernandez]

also, check with your schools IT department, many schools have volume licensing that you can get these programs for free. I got the EndNote 9 when I was in med school at no direct cost to me