Managing References
Literature Alerts
Library databases and publishers offer personal accounts for saved searches, free email alert services, and RSS feeds. These tools allow you to automatically monitor newly published information.
- Follow publications by an certain author.
- Get new research on a topic.
- Receive current journal tables of contents.
- Find new articles that cite an important article.
Your results can be delivered by email and/or RSS feed.
Citation Managers
You'll definitely want to take advantage of one of these software applications to help you collect and organize your literature review references.
RefWorks
Web-based bibliography manager for UW-Madison students, staff and faculty. Import references and create personal collections and get help with formatting.
- Free! (while your a registered student or employee)
- Use it from any location
- Works with Microsoft Word to insert references in your manuscript and create your bibliography in virtually any citation style.
EndNote
Software you purchase and load on your computer to organize references. Export references from journal databases plus robust searching and organizing tools.
Reviews and Comparisons- Comparison Chart of RefWorks and EndNote Features
Table of information comparing web-based RefWorks with desktop-based EndNote. - Bibliography Formatting Software
A Head to Head Comparison of RefWorks, ProCite, EndNote, Reference Manager, Library Master, and more.
