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
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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 
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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!
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