Referencing software
Why use referencing software?
You can:
- save time creating and managing your references
- enter references yourself or import references from a database or catalogue
- easily create a bibliography for your thesis, assignment or journal article in your preferred citation style. For further information, please refer to Referencing Style Guides.
Referencing software options
The UQ Library supports 3 products:
Which software should I use?
The following table might help you to decide.
| Help and documentation | Endnote Web | RefWorks | |
| Installation | Software downloaded to your computer | Internet based | Internet based |
| Software capability | Most sophisticated and customisable to user needs | Less sophisticated | Less sophisticated but some customisation available |
| Collaboration with others | Difficult | Easy | Easy |
| Difficulty learning | Easy to get started but difficult to use full functionality | More user friendly | More user friendly |
| Working with Microsoft Word | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UQ Referencing support
The Library has a phone service (07) 33656063, Monday - Friday, 9am - 4.00pm and an email service for more detailed help enquiries about EndNote.
Other options
There are also many free referencing software products available which are not supported by the UQ Library.
Macintosh users may prefer to use the software Papers. There are some online tutorials and a forum.
For a comparison of software products, the following are good examples:
- University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries' RefWorks/EndNote/Zotero Features Comparison.
- MIT Libraries' Comparison of Bibliographic Software at MIT.
- Princeton University Library's EndNote vs. RefWorks vs. Zotero - A Comparison of Options for Managing Citations.
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