Doesn't work on all platforms. Mendeley currently has 2 versions of their product - Mendeley Desktop/Word Plugin and Mendeley Reference Manager/Mendeley Cite. Neither work on all Mac operating systems and the new version is still in development so it's not fully functional. Your research, at your fingertips. Used by academics, researchers, and businesses. The essential free research and reference manager. Search for, read and annotate your PDFs. Then review your work, write up and create bibliographies instantly. 'Bookends is reason enough to switch to a Mac. I say that having used PCs since 1983 and in that time trying my hand at every other database manager for bibliographies-plus rescuing more than one student thesis that foundered on the shoals of Endnote just as some deadline was looming.' Wallace 'Bookendsis a delight.
| I Need to: | Use: | Why: |
|---|---|---|
| Work from multiple computers or locations | Zotero | Zotero saves your citation library to your local computer, but syncs with multiple computers so you can work from home, work, or school. EndNote Web is web based. Your citation library is accessible from any computer that is connected to the web. |
| Work without an Internet connection | Zotero Mendeley EndNote | Zotero,Mendeley and EndNote can store your citation libraries locally on your computer. |
| Archive web pages and import citations from sites such as Amazon, Flickr, and ArtSTOR | Zotero | Zotero allows you to easily save snapshots of web pages and annotate them within your citation library. It is a great tool for saving citation information from some web-based publications and commercial and social networking sites. |
| Work on a group project or share my citations with others | Zotero | Zotero allows you to share your citations through shared folders -- you can give individuals or groups permissions to add and edit the citations in the shared folder. Mendeley allows you to share citations and documents with a group of up to 10 other users, or create a public reading list that is open to all. EndNote Web allows you to share groups with anyone who is registered with the service. You can allow others to view or edit your citations. |
Adapted with permission from “Choosing a Citation Manager,” copyright © 2011 The Pennsylvania State University.
Bookendsversion 14.0
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Note to ex-Sente, Papers 3, and EndNote users
: We think you'll find Bookends a good fit. You can easily transfer Sente, Papers 3, and EndNote references and PDFs to Bookends. Bookends can also import from Zotero and Mendeley. Here are the details.Download and use the demo version of Bookends for free. It will not timeout and is fully functional except for a 50 reference limit. If you need more than that, you can purchase Bookends and the registration code you receive will allow an unlimited number of references.
Collect, find, organize, annotate, sync, and publish with Bookends
Reference management entails the collection, annotation, curation, and citation of published information. This is exactly what Bookends does. Bookends searches the Internet to retrieve references, pdfs, or web pages. Versatile groups, Term Lists, reference cross-linking, multiple notecards per reference, searchable PDF tags, PDF annotation, on-the-fly creation of reference tag clouds that can be organized into hierarchical metatags, and instantaneous live searches help organize and find information in your personal collection. Floating citations let you search Bookends, read PDF attachments, create and insert temporary citations and more, from other apps. Highly configurable displays let you view the reference information and attachments the way you want. Scan word processor manuscripts to create publication-ready documents complete with bibliographies and footnotes. Sync references and PDFs among your Macs and Bookends for iOS. Create and edit PDF annotations and highlights, which instantly appear as Bookends notecards. And much more. Compatible with MicrosoftWord 2011/2016 and later,
Citation Machine Create Citation
Mellel (including Live Bibliography), Apple Pages, Nisus Writer Pro,Manuscripts, and LibreOffice/OpenOffice.
Selected Features
Have it your way
All the world’s a search…
Attach and organize original sources automatically
Get it in writing
Float like a butterfly…
Note to self…
No book is an island
Get your head into the clouds (tag clouds, that is)
And no matter what you’ve heard, you can take it with you—Bookends for iOS
Bookends for iOSversion 3
Want to take your Bookends references and pdfs with you? Import references and annotate pdfs on your iPad or iPhone? And then sync them all with Bookends on your Mac? There’s an app for that…Bookends for iOS