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Purdue Libraries
do not endorse any specific citation management software. We are
providing information here for Purdue University faculty, students
and staff as a resource for making informed decisions. In that
context, the specific citation manager software one chooses is
a combination of personal choice, any prior experience in citation
management software and specific needs.
Computer
Operating System Requirements:
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A major factor in selecting the software can be the restrictions imposed
by EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager with respect to computer
operating system compatibility and operating system version is
supported. To find out which citation manager will work best in
your computing environment, follow these links, choosing the Macintosh
or Windows operating system when necessary:
The files created
by EndNote and ProCite are cross-platform in nature. Those created
on Windows machines can be launched and used with Macintosh operating
systems and vice versa. In contrast, Reference Manager only supports
the Windows operating system and cannot be used on Macintosh operating
systems.
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Differences: Different software designed for different kinds of needs
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ENDNOTE
EndNote was originally designed for ease of use by individuals with different
degrees of experience in citation searching, but who still needed
to store and manage large amounts of bibliographic information
on their personal computers. For more information than given below,
visit the EndNote product
information web site at: http://www.endnote.com/eninfo.asp
- It
is an “all-in-one” program
that can operate automatically
- It contains
a large number of built-in pre-configured import filters
- It has hundreds
of built-in pre-configured citation format styles for
books, book chapters and individual journals
- The existing
connection filters and citation styles that can be amended or
new ones created as necessary, but are not as customizable as
ProCite
- It searches
bibliographic databases only
- It is the
least capable among the three for sharing citation libraries
and references in a networked computer environment
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PROCITE
ProCite was designed more for information specialists working for others
in environments with multiple work forms, computer operating systems, differing
client citation search needs and criteria and where specialized private
databases were needed. As a result, it was designed to be highly customizable
in citation searching. For complete information, visit the ProCite
product information web site at: http://www.procite.com/pcinfo.asp
- ProCite
users have considerable control over configuring their own connection
files, styles and import filters. To provide control over these
many ProCite citation management features, most functions are
not as automatic as they are in EndNote
- Contains
search parameters not found in other citation managers, such
as a larger number of possible search queries and more fields
of entry in citation libraries
- Citation
database “libraries” have more fields for data entry
and can be manipulated more extensively
- ProCite has
two separate modules: One for connecting and/or citation searching
directly within bibliographic databases (BiblioLinkII) and one
for citation management (ProCite itself)
- Has
a large number of connection filters (called “contig” files)
and citation (“output”) styles available, but fewer
are built-in or pre-configured as found with EndNote and Reference
Manager. They have to be downloaded from the company’s
web site
- Can search
both bibliographic databases and data services (including CD-ROMs)
through its BiblioLink II module
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REFERENCE MANAGER
Reference Manager is a basic citation manager very similar to EndNote
in use. It contains most of the features of EndNote but without the depth.
For more information, visit the Reference
Manager product information web site at: http://www.refman.com/rminfo.asp
- Supports only
the Windows operating system
- Provides
the easiest reference and database sharing of the three citation
managers in a networked computer environment. Users can share
citation libraries and simultaneously edit records within the
same citation library
- Will automatically
create indexes of authors, keywords, journal names and dates,
at the time citations are added to its libraries
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