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How-To Guide for Research

What is a Citation Manager?

A citation manager is a software tool that helps you keep track of and cite sources as you go through the research process. They are especially useful when writing long papers that require the use of many sources.

Citations managers allow you to:

  1. Collect lists of articles, books, webpages, videos, etc.
  2. Format and create bibliographies in a particular citation style
  3. Insert in-text citations and bibliography entries while writing in Microsoft Word