Comparison of Reference Management Systems

There are a lot of comparisons of commercial and non-commercial reference management software available on the web. We recommend the following tables created by librarians:

To decide which one of the many reference management systems to use, first aks yourself the following questions:

  • Which system do my colleagues use?
  • Is the system compatible with my operating system/word processor?
  • Which databases are available for import?

Online Workshops on Reference Management Systems in June and July

Here are the dates for the upcoming online workshops on bibliographic management systems:

  • Reference Management with Mendeley – June 4
  • Reference Management with Papers – June 6
  • Reference Management with Zotero – June 13
  • Literaturverwaltungssysteme – Einführung & Überblick (in German) – June 25
  • Literaturverwaltung mit EndNote (in German) – July 2
  • Reference Management with EndNote – July 9

All workshops begin at 10:30 am and last 90 minutes.
Attendance is free of charge for staff and guests of the Max Planck Society, but online registration is required.

The online workshops are offered by the Scientific Information Retrieval Services for the Biology & Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society. Find more details on schedule, technical requirements and registration at
http://www.biochem.mpg.de/en/facilities/ivs/SupportTraining/Workshop/Schedule/index.html

Online Workshops on Mendeley, Papers and Zotero

The IVS-BM online workshops will focus on some bibliographic management systems in April:

  • Reference Management with Mendeley – April 8
  • Reference Management with Papers (demonstrated on Mac) – April 9
  • Reference Management with Zotero – April 15

All workshops begin at 10:30 am and last 90 minutes.
Attendance is free of charge for staff and guests of the Max Planck Society, but online registration is required.

The online workshops are offered by the Scientific Information Retrieval Services for the Biology & Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society. Find more details on schedule, technical requirements and registration at
http://www.biochem.mpg.de/en/facilities/ivs/SupportTraining/Workshop/Schedule/index.html

Online Workshops on Reference Management Systems in January and February

A new series of online workshops has started. The interactive workshops focus on some popular bibliographic management systems:

  • Reference Management Systems – Introduction & Overview – January 21
  • Literaturverwaltungssysteme – Einführung & Überblick (in German) – January 24
  • Literaturverwaltung mit EndNote (in German) – January 31
  • Reference Management with Papers – February 4
  • Reference Management with EndNote – February 5
  • Reference Management with Mendeley – February 6
  • Reference Management with Zotero – February 8

All workshops begin at 10:30 am and last 90 minutes.
Attendance is free of charge for staff and guests of the Max Planck Society, but online registration is required.

The online workshops are offered by the Scientific Information Retrieval Services for the Biology & Medicine Section of the Max Planck Society. Find more details on schedule, technical requirements and registration at
http://www.biochem.mpg.de/en/facilities/ivs/SupportTraining/Workshop/Schedule/index.html