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Topic 2.5 of Research Design and Literature Review

Reference Management Tools

Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote compared, and the capture-to-citation workflow that turns a browser bookmark into an auto-formatted citation in a LaTeX thesis.

~15 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

Compare Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote on cost, LaTeX support, and best use case
Describe the capture-to-.bib-to-citation workflow for a LaTeX document

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

research-methodology

Reference Management Tools

Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote compared, and the capture-to-citation workflow that turns a browser bookmark into an auto-formatted citation in a LaTeX thesis.

6 min read

Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

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Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

Test your knowledge — earn a certificate on first pass

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