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Research Guide for Masters and Doctoral Nursing Students

Resources, search strategies and research assistance for Nursing students enrolled in Masters and Doctoral programs.

Citation Managers

Zotero is an open source, freely available citation management tool that anyone has access to.
Get started by:

Setting up an account
Downloading the desktop client (does not work for Chromebooks)
Installing the browser extension
Installing the Word plug-in (for either Google Docs, MS Word, or LibreOffice)

Zotero Tutorial

Zotero
Zotero is an open source, freely available desktop and web-based citation management tool that allows you to manage citations, create bibliographies, and import references from databases. It can convert stored citations into formatted bibliographies. Formatting styles include APA, Chicago, and MLA (among others). To store your citations, you are required to register with the site. Creating an account is free.

Mendeley is a citation manager owned by Elsevier (A privately owned publisher), that can be used freely by anyone.
Get started by:

Creating a Free Account
Downloading the desktop manager
Downloading the mobile apps
Installing the web importer browser extension
Installing word processor plug-ins (Mendeley Cite for MS Word)
Check out Mendeley Help Guides

Mendeley Tutorials

Mendeley
Mendeley is a citation management tool that allows you to Add papers directly from your browser with a few clicks or import any documents from your desktop. Access your library from anywhere. Windows, Mac, Linux and all browsers. It also allows you to Generate references, citations and bibliographies in a whole range of journal styles with just a few clicks.

EndNote is a citation manager owned by Clarivate (an academic publishing company), and freely available for anyone to use.
Get Started by:

Registering for an account with your UWM.edu e-mail address
Install the Cite While You Write Plugin for Microsoft Word
Add the Capture Reference Bookmarking tool. (or install this Chrome Extension)
Download the iOS app (only for apple devices)
Consult the EndNote Online Help Guide

EndNote Online Tutorials

EndNote Web
EndNote Web is a freely available web-based citation management tool. It allows you to store up to 50,000 references and up to 2 GB of pdfs. it allows you to Collect references by searching online databases or importing your existing collection; Organize and group references in any way that works for you. Then share your groups with colleagues; and Use a plugin to format bibliographies and cite references while you write.

Comparing Citation Managers

Citation Manager Comparison Chart
PDF of the above chart
Citation Manager Comparison Spreadsheet
Detailed comparison of citation manager tools