LibGuides: Systematic Reviews: Managing Citations

Why use a Citation Manager

Below you will find a list of citation managers, including Refworks which is paid for by the library. Citation managers are a great way to store, organize, and cite your references.

Store and organize your citations
Share your citations with other researchers
Allow you to de-duplicate your citations
Save time inserting citations into Word, Google Docs, and more

Citation Management Tools

RefWorks This link opens in a new window
A reference management tool that allows users to collect and organize citations to any kind of source, such as articles and books, to link and annotate PDFs, and to create references in Word and Google Docs.

Endote ($)
Endnote is a citation manager managed by Clarivate that is commonly used in Systematic Reviews. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915647/
Mendeley
In addition to storing and organizing references, Mendeley offers a social research network, and tools to find funding and careers.
Refworks Help Guide
This guide walks you through the steps of creating a New or Legacy Refworks account, creating a bibliography, and provides links to tools you can use with Refworks.
Zotero
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Removing Duplicates in Refworks

Click on Tools and select Find Duplicates

Select Exact Duplicates and click on Find Duplicates

If duplicates are found, they are highlighted and pre-selected to make it easy to delete

Removing Duplicates in other Citation Managers

Deduplication Guides by University of North Carolina