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Write and Manage Citations

Learn about citation styles, documenting sources, and keeping track of research.

What is a Citation Manager?

A citation manager (sometimes called a reference manager) is a useful tool for anyone doing research. Citation managers allow you to:

  • Store and organize citations and related materials.
  • Create bibliographies quickly and automatically format in-text citations with word processing software (Word, Google Docs, Open Office).
  • Add citations automatically from WCU's Library catalog and databases without having to cut and paste or retype the information.
  • Annotate citations and attach full-text documents.
  • Share collections of citations with collaborators.

Citation Management @ Hunter Library

There are a number of free and subscription-based citation management tools. Hunter Library offers support for Zotero. 

Here's a link to our guide on installing and using Zotero: