Research Guides: Philosophy: Productivity Tools

Reference Management Systems: Easier Citations and Bibliographies

Incorporating a citation manager into your workflow early in your career can help you keep your research organized and save time.

Zotero
A free, easy-to-use program with "connectors" to Chrome, Firefox, and Safari; plugins available for MS Word
- Note: Opening a Zotero account enables you to sync your library across devices, this does include PDFs and other file formats "linked" to your Zotero citations. Free cloud storage is limited to 300MB, but Zotero users can purchase additional storage for a yearly fee.
- Opening an account also enables you to share project folders between multiple Zotero account holders.
Zotero Library Guide
This guide created by Purdue Libraries includes instructional content on using Zotero.