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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 |