Reference management software and web-based tools allow you to:

• Collect, store, organise and format references

• Create bibliographies and in-text citations

• Cite as you write in Word and other word-processing software

• Annotate, store and share PDFs.

These tools are particularly useful when writing a dissertation or long assignment in which you cite the work of others.

To find out which referencing style to use in your work, refer to your course handbook or contact your school office.

As always, we recommend you pay attention to academic integrity and ensure you avoid plagiarism.

The Library at Sussex provides detailed guides for the most popular tools:

• EndNote (including EndNote Basic)

• Mendeley

• Zotero (including Juris-M and Zotero Bib)

You can also refer to a regularly updated Wikipedia guide to reference management software.

See the table below for a quick comparison: