Citing and Writing Tools

F1000Workspace is a unified space for writing, collecting, citing, & sharing scientific literature. It features a web-based application, a browser extension, a Word plugin, and a desktop app.

Zotero is a free reference management system where you can collect, manage, cite, and share research. They offer two options. One is an extension for the Firefox web-browser. The second is a Windows only stand-alone client.

Citation Style Help

EndNote is bibliographic management software you purchase and load on your computer. Students, staff, and faculty can purchase EndNote at a discount. Faculty and Staff can purchase EndNote with departmental funds (if available) through ITS Software Acquisition.

Mendeley is a free reference management system where you can collect, manage, cite, create groups, and share research. Mendeley is essentially a free version of Endote, with a handful of Endnote’s features missing.

Writing Assistance

Review of the features of each citation manager and the help offered by HSL
	(Desktop)			F1000Workspace
HSL Online Guides	Endnote	Mendeley	Zotero	F1000Workspace
Classes at HSL	See here	See here		See here
Cost	Under $100 through UNC-CH	Free to everyone UNC-CH Add-ons	Free to everyone	Free through UNC-CH
Notes	See EndNote Basic/Online guide for further details on the free online version			Use this link to create account. Select No, I’m a new user then select password.
How is it used?	Computer + Web	Computer + Web	Computer + Web	Web
Major citation styles?
Annotation of PDFs
Locate full-text using UNC-CH subscriptions	Instructions	Inconsistent	Instructions	Instructions
Adds citation from a PDF
Sharing options	X7 and above users have sharing options / email compressed libraries	UNC-CH members have unlimited groups	See group options here	Share unlimited projects and manuscripts
Free online storage	X7 and above: unlimited	5,000+ papers (UNC-CH members have more space)	700+ papers (more space can be purchased)	Unlimited
Word Processor	Microsoft Word	Microsoft Word LibreOffice (latest)	Microsoft Word LibreOffice (all)	Microsoft Word Google Docs Manuscripts for Mac