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, 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: