Compare the features of Endnote (desktop and online), Zotero and Mendeley referencing tools.
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Features |
EndNote |
EndNote online |
Zotero |
Mendeley |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Free for Swinburne students/staff |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Customer support |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
Swinburne Library support |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
|
Easy to learn |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Swinburne tutorials available |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
|
Unlimited storage |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
|
Harvard Swinburne style? |
yes |
yes |
no |
no |
|
Desktop version |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
Web version |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Manage 100+ references |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Transfer references from databases |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Can attach full text |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Search within PDFs |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
Annotate PDFs |
yes |
no |
no |
yes |
|
Tools for collaboration and discovery |
no |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
Can share references |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Auto-backup feature |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Works with Word |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
|
Works with LaTeX |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
|
Available after graduation |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
EndNote (desktop and online)
Strengths
- Excellent for organising citations for papers and theses.
- Highly customisable.
- Unlimited storage when registered on-campus. Can handle a large amount of references and full text.
- Can share data and documents with research collaborators.
- Accessible on all wireless devices when using web application.
- Can integrate the Swinburne Harvard referencing style.
Zotero
Strengths
- Excellent for organising citations for papers and theses.
- Highly customisable.
- Unlimited storage when registered on-campus. Can handle a large amount of references and full text.
- Can share data and documents with research collaborators.
- Accessible on all wireless devices when using web application.
- Can integrate the Swinburne Harvard referencing style.
Mendeley
Strengths
- Excellent for organising citations for papers and theses.
- Highly customisable.
- Unlimited storage when registered on-campus. Can handle a large amount of references and full text.
- Can share data and documents with research collaborators.
- Accessible on all wireless devices when using web application.
- Can integrate the Swinburne Harvard referencing style.