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Summer 2025 Open Office Hours
In-person drop-in sessions supporting evidence synthesis methodologies, Endnote and Covidence software, and expert searching for systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses. See here for details: https://auburn.libcal.com/calendar/workshops/ResearchSupportSummerOfficeHours2025

 

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Sign up for an EndNote class -- A 90-minute hands-on training session is offered about twice a semester.

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Getting started

Auburn students, staff, and faculty can download EndNote from AU Install (https://auinstall.auburn.edu/) under the Software Catalog. Download options are available for both Mac and Windows.

Currently, Auburn University provides EndNote 21 to the Auburn community.

EndNote 21 for Windows in 7 minutes

 

EndNote 21 for Mac in 7 minutes

Citation Manager Comparison

 Which citation manager is best for you? The links and table below can help you decide, but here are a few other questions to consider:

    • What do your colleagues use? You will have someone to turn to for help and sharing options.
    • Is ease of use all important? Zotero is a bit easier to use.
    • Is managing websites important? Zotero excels at this.
    • Is full functionality important? EndNote is more powerful and customizable.
    • Do you plan to spend many years in academia? EndNote is best for large reference collections.
    • Are journal abbreviations used in your preferred citation style(s)? EndNote handles this best.
 

EndNote

Mendeley

Zotero

 Format

Desktop software and

web version

Web-based

Web-based and standalone

 Cost

Free for AU students,

staff, and faculty

Free and fee versions

Free and fee versions

 How to get it

AU Install

https://cws.auburn.edu/oit/auinstall/

www.mendeley.com

www.zotero.org

 Ease of use

Moderate learning curve

Fairly easy to learn

Fairly easy to learn

 Word processors

Word, Open Office,

and Google Docs

Word and Open Office

Word, Open Office,

and Google Docs

 Attach PDFs?

Yes

Yes

Yes

 Share references?

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Comparisons by other universities

     EndNote vs. RefWorks vs. Zotero Vs. Mendeley (UC Berkeley)
     EndNote vs. Zotero vs. Mendeley (MIT)