Save the export file to your computer. EndNote, Sciwheel, and Zotero are comparable on some but not all major features.

Choose RIS format from the drop-down list next to 'Save as type' in the Export Selected Doment pop-up box.

Open Mendeley Desktop, select the references you want to export.

Workshops and workshop materialsĬlick here to register for an upcoming Zotero workshop.To export references from your Mendeley library, try these steps: Note that there are no guarantees on the privacy of these tools, since most of them also have online functionality, and using any online features will affect the privacy of your data. However, the following tools can be downloaded to your computer and used offline exclusively: Mendeley users can also add PDFs by putting them in a designated folder called a Watch Folder. RefWorks users can only add PDFs one at a time, while Zotero users can add multiple PDFs at once. SFU Library has been unable to identify any citation management products that store data exclusively on Canadian servers. EndNote and Mendeley users can drag and drop PDFs both individually and in folders. If you are concerned that your personal information is stored outside Canada, do not use these services.

This act allows US authorities to access your personal information.

One important point to note: most of the popular citation management products store your data on non-Canadian servers, which means your account information may be subject to US laws, specifically the US Patriot Act. Not sure which citation manager is right for you? We recommend Zotero, but you don't have to take our word for it - check out MIT Library compares EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley for more info.

Interested in learning more about citation management tools we didn't list here? See this Wikipedia article that compares citation management tools. You can use an Endnote connection file to search SFU Library's book catalogue, and configure the Endnote OpenURL setting to easily locate the SFU Library's full-text links.EndNote X9 is available for a fee and comes with advanced features, like importing citations from PDFs and annotating PDFs.EndNote Basic is a free web-based service used to store references and create bibliographies, and it offers up to 2GB of storage.Please note: access to SFU RefWorks has been discontinued as of December 31, 2017, and is no longer supported.

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