Article
Mendeley or Zotero: Which Should the Mobile Researcher Use?
The Charleston Advisor
(2012)
Abstract
Today's bibliographic managers provide cloud storage so that papers can be attached to
citations and syncing services, in order for papers and citations to be available in multiple
mediums. Mendeley and Zotero are two services that offer online storage of papers and
citations, desktop applications, and tablet integration. Mendeley has an iPad application and
an open API so that developers can create apps for Android tablets. Zotero is an open-
source project that encourages developers to create both iPad and Android apps. Both
suites can be integrated with word processing software for accurate in-text and bibliographic
entries, provide full-text indexing of PDF documents, and can attach notes to citations.
Choosing between them depends upon what features a mobile researcher would need and
use.
Keywords
- Bibliographic manager,
- Citations
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 1, 2012
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5260/chara.14.2.5
Citation Information
Laura Pope Robbins. "Mendeley or Zotero: Which Should the Mobile Researcher Use?" The Charleston Advisor Vol. 14 Iss. 2 (2012) p. 5 - 11 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/laura-poperobbins/3/