Overview of popular citation management tools including Zotero, Mendeley, and RefWorks. Includes a comparison chart of each tool to help you select the best fit for your needs.
EndNote is a reference and full-text organizer that allows you to create bibliographies and format documents in a large number of output styles. Currently affiliated Penn faculty, staff, and students have free access.
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files, online databases and other sources. Penn students have free access to Refworks. Sign in with your Penn email.
BibTeX is a file format (.bib) used for lists of references for LaTeX documents. Many citation management tools support the export and import reference lists in the .bib file format. Click here to view Penn Libraries' guide to BibTeX.
