Zotero Reference Manager

Assembling references for the thesis was a nightmare, early on I realised that I just couldn't cope with manual methods, so I looked into a variety of reference managers. Fortunately for me I found an open source reference manager that is easy to use and has really useful utilities. At the end of my research I could insert accurate references and a bibliography automatically from my Zotero Reference manager.

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.

Main Features

Automatic capture of citation information from web pages

Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages

Flexible notetaking with autosave

Fast, as-you-type search through your materials

Playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart collections) and tags

Platform for new forms of digital research that can be extended with other web tools and services

Runs in your web browser

Formatted citation export (style list to grow rapidly)

Free and open source

Integration with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice

Saves records and notes in any language; interface available in over 30 languages

Integration with WordPress and other blogging software

The next version will have the following utilities:

Remote library backup

Advanced search and data mining tools

Access to your library from anywhere via the web

Thank you Zotero!