Citation management software is used to track and organize citations and/or resources. There are many different kinds of citation management software, and they might not all have every feature. Some software is free, free through library subscription, or paid.
Common features are:
Whenever you use any citation creation or management software, always check the citation's accuracy. Pay especial attention to punctuation and capitalization. Many citation standards have capitalization rules, and a computer program will not accurately recognize situations like if a word is a proper noun.
The University of Toronto has a Citation Management Comparison LibGuide. The LibGuide includes a table comparing software feature for free and subscription options.
We have included instructions below for two common software choices: Zotero and Mendeley.
Zotero is regularly updated, and new versions are released. These images may be outdated, but the steps should be correct.
To download Zotero:
