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Zotero |
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Pros |
Add citations (and sometimes also attached articles and page snapshots) from the Web, library catalogs and databases at the click of a button. iPhone/Android apps Nested folders Free access independent of the library (you can use it forever) |
Collaborative PDF annotation iPhone/iPad interface Social networking
Free access independent of the library (you can use it forever) |
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Cons |
Not compatible with Internet Explorer The desktop application is still in Beta, so it still works best with Firefox |
The web bookmarklet doesn't always work for pulling in citations for database content |
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Who can use it? |
Anyone |
Anyone |
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How do I access it? |
Web extension for Firefox, desktop program if you use other browsers (with connections to Safari and Chrome) |
Desktop program with browser bookmarklet |
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Can I attach articles to my references? |
Yes (PDF, Word doc, PPT, etc.) |
Yes (PDF, Word doc, PPt, etc.) |
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Can I use it to cite sources in my document? |
Yes (plugins for Word and Open Office) |
Yes (plugins for Word and Open Office) |
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Can I capture citation info from PDFs and Web pages? |
Yes |
Yes (Web importer) |
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Captures web page snapshots? |
Yes |
Yes (Web importer) |
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Collaboration? |
Share references with groups |
Share references and notes with groups Academic social network |
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Search across papers? |
Yes |
Yes |
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Annotation? |
Notes in the record, highlighting and annotation of web snapshots |
Highlighting and annotation of PDF documents |
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Free web storage space for records and attached documents? |
1GB web storage (for-pay options for additional storage) |
100 MB web storage (for-pay options for additional storage) |
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Content on this page was adapted/borrowed from Kim Glover at the University of Kansas.
