Once you have downloaded Mendeley, you can install the plugins from within the program.
The free plugin for Word and LibreOffice is included in the Zotero Standalone version.
Information for installing free Word (Mac & Windows) and LibreOffice Plugins for Zotero for Firefox version.
How many citation styles does it support?īoth Mendeley and Zotero use Citation Style Language, which offers over 7,000 free CSL citation styles. Mendeley comes with some of the most popular citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago) and additional styles can be loaded. Additional styles can be installed from within the desktop client. Zotero comes with some of the most popular citation styles (APA, MLA, Chicago) and additional styles can be downloaded from the Zotero Style Repository.Ĭan I save citations while I browse databases? Instructions on editing a citation style can be found here.
After you have installed the web importer bookmarklet on your web browser, you can save citation information for major databases (Works with major web browsers).
Grab citations from databases with the Zotero icon.
What kind of collaboration features does it offer?
Private groups or public invite-only groups: Users can only create 1 private group OR invite-only public group with 3 group members.
Share documents and citations in private groups. Share citations in invite-only public groups.
Public groups: No limit to the amount of public groups that can be created.
Users can create unlimited private or public groups and collaborate by sharing files and citations.
Private groups: can share documents and references with each other.
Public, closed membership groups: can share documents and references with each other.