Reference management tools

Reference management tools allow you to store and manage the references that you gather in the course of your research. Most of these tools share the following common features:

References can be added manually, by importing a PDF or a reference from a database
Organise your references into groups or folders
Share your references with other people
Create a reference list in a chosen referencing style
Insert in-text references in a chosen referencing style while writing in Microsoft Word

Staff and students can contact their Faculty Librarian for help and support, or if you would like to organise a group workshop.

Reference manager library guides

EndNote

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RefWorks

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Mendeley

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Zotero

Get started with Zotero

Which tool is right for me?

	Cost	Bond campus computers	Desktop or online	Operating systems	Storage	Word processor	Sharing references
EndNote	Free for Bond staff and students with Bond's licence.	Installed on student computers; Available for staff from software centre.	Desktop based with an online extension	Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS	Unlimited	Microsoft Word [CWYW] for Windows: 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only); Microsoft Word [CWYW] for macOS: 2016, 2019, 2021, Office 365 (locally installed desktop version only) LibreOffice [CWYW] for Windows 4.x, 5.x, 6.x[32-bit0	Share a library as read and write or read-only with up to 399 other users / have unlimited number of as read and write or read-only libraries shared to you
Mendeley	Free with additional storage provided under Bond's Institutional membership.	Not installed on student computers; Available for staff from software centre.	Desktop and Online	Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS	Free account - 2 GB Bond Institutional Edition: 100 GB	Windows - Word 2016, Word 2019, Office 365; MacOS - Word 2016, Word 2019, Office 365; iOS - Microsoft Word for iPad; Web Versions - Word Online, Office 365	Free account - create up to 5 groups and share with up to 25 people (100 MB shared across all groups) Bond Institutional Edition - share unlimited groups with up to 100 people
RefWorks	Free for Bond staff and students with Bond's subscription.	'RefWorks Citations Manager' (RCM) is installed on Bond computers for staff and students.	Online	Not applicable (browser based)	100 GB	Windows - Word 2010-2021 or Office 365; Mac - Word 2016–2021 or Office 365; GoogleDocs	Share groups or whole projects.
Zotero	Free and open source with a small fee (paid by user) for additional storage.	Not installed on student computers	Desktop and Online	Windows, MacOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Free account - 300 MB Paid options include USD $20/year: 2 GB	Windows - Word 2010-2021 or Office 365, excluding Word 2010 Starter Edition; Mac - Word 2016–2021 or Office 365; LibreOffice - LibreOffice 5.2 or later; GoogleDocs	Share private groups, public closed groups or public open groups.