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University Library
What do reference management programs offer?
Reference management programs can help you (depending on the program):
- Clearly organize and sort your references from library catalogs and databases
- Quickly and easily cite in your texts
- Quickly and easily compile and export a bibliography
- Format references in your preferred citation style
- Easily coordinate work in teams
- Create and organize notes, excerpts, and categories for your references
The University Library’s Knowledge Portal Primo supports downloading search results using the RIS format. This enables a convenient export of bibliographic data into common reference management programs.
Tutorials and Exercises
Video: Organizing literature efficiently
This video describes how reference management systems can help organize the literature research process.
Video by: Economics and Management Library
Duration: 3:27 min
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Video: From Citavi to Zotero - add citations automatically into your own text (German only)
Aufzeichnung der Coffee Lecture vom 11.03.2020 in der Zentralbibliothek der TU Berlin
Dauer: 32:01 min
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Citavi Tutorials and Exercises
Tutorials / General Information
Citavi in a Nutshell – Introduction video of Citavi
Campus Licence for Citavi – Instructions and hints for TU members
Activation of Citavi Assistant – Add-In for Word (Windows or Mac) to add literature and citations from your cloud project (PDF, 501 KB) - German only
Reference Management with Citavi – Presentation by TU University Library (PDF, 154 KB) - German only
Exercises
Citavi exercises with solutions (PDF, 1 MB) - German only
Citavi and LaTeX
Citation with LaTeX and Citavi (PDF, 550 KB) - German only
Zotero Tutorials and Exercises
Tutorials / General Information
Reference Management with Zotero – Presentation by TU University Library (PDF, 700 KB) - German only
Exercises
Zotero exercises with solutions (PDF, 677 KB) - German only
Technical Instructions
Recommended settings for Zotero for TU members (PDF, 535 KB, English version)
Software Comparison
Overview of Selected Reference Management Programs
| System | Features | Requirements for use | Cost | Courses of the University Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citavi | Program: Local system (single user), projects: can be saved locally and in the cloud, easy to use, advanced features, easy integration into Word Focus: reference management, knowledge organization | Windows Use with Mac only possible via a virtual machine At least 1 GB RAM, 4 GB recommended | Full version free for TU members (Campus licence) | Courses for beginners and advanced |
| Zotero | Local (single user) and web-based, Easy to use, Different apps & tools via API | Windows, Mac, Linux Web: platform independent | Desktop version: Free of charge, Web version: first 300MB of file storage free (PDFs etc.), additional free storage via tubCloud | Courses for Zotero |
| EndNote | Local (single user) and web-based, streamlined, relatively technical, Collaboration possible using Endnote Online | Windows, Mac. Endnote Online/Basic: platform independent | Full version: reduced price for TU units. Student price starting at 127 euros.. Endnote Basic: free of charge, advanced functions available to TU members | |
| Mendeley | Local (single user) and web-based, Integrated reference management and academic network (with focus on the natural sciences), Different apps & tools via API | Windows, Mac, Linux. Web version: platform independent | Desktop version: free of charge Web version: first 2 GB free | |
| JabRef | Local (single user) and web-based, Easy collaboration with different LaTeX editors, Allows you to keep track of what you read and assign ranking, relevance, and priority values, Collaboration only possible via a joint SQL database | Windows, Mac, Linux Web version: platform independent | Free of charge |
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