| EndNote | Mendeley | Zotero | |
| Storage Space | Unlimited | 2GB | 300MB |
| Cost | Free for LSU Students, Faculty and Staff trough Tigerware | Free - more storage is available for a fee | Free - more storage is available for a fee |
| Web or Desktop Client? | Both | Both. Works with IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari | Desktop software and browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari |
| Technical Support | Professional technical support | Good user community; limited direct technical support from Mendeley | Good user community |
| Interface Language | English | English | English |
| Strengths | Very robust; good search and storage capability; direct export option with most databases; works well with PubMed | Large social component - can find other researchers in same field | Good at pulling metadata metadata from web pages; PDFs import automatically |
| Can others view records I've saved? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Does it work with word processing programs/apps? | Cite While Your Write works with MS Word and OpenOffice; Format Paper works with Pages, Nissus, WordPad, and other programs/apps | Works with Open Office, La Tex (The plugin for MS Word is no longer allowed by LSU ITS) | Plug-ins work with MS Word, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and Google Docs |
| Does it have a mobile site or app? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other Considerations | Steep learning curve; best option for larger collections (1000+); the desktop client can make your computer run slower | Recommend using another tool with Mendeley; does not work well with EBSCO databases | Optimized for Firefox but works with Safari and Chrome browsers with installation of a client; open source |
Nearly everyone understands that copying passages verbatim from another writer's work and representing them as one's own work constitutes plagiarism. Yet plagiarism involves much more. At LSU plagiarism is defined to include any use of another's work and submitting that work as one's own. This means not only copying passages of writing or direct quotations but also paraphrasing or using structure or ideas without citation. Learning how to paraphrase and when and how to cite is an essential step in maintaining academic integrity." From LSU Student Advocacy & Accountability
Here are some links to help you avoid plagiarism when working on your papers.
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