Reference Management Tools

Rhodes University subscribes to RefWorks and Paperpile

Please ask your Librarian for assistance with any of the listed Reference Management tools

The RefWorks® reference manager is perfect for institutions that want students and researchers to produce better, more accurate papers. RefWorks simplifies the process of research, collaboration, data organization, and writing by providing an easy-to-use tool for citation, bibliography, and reference management. RefWorks provides round-the-clock support, and empowers library administrators to define institutional reference list styles and analyze usage across the institution. 

Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. 

Add papers directly from your browser with a few clicks or import any documents from your desktop. Access your library from anywhere. Windows, Mac, Linux and all browsers. 

Generate references, citations and bibliographies in a whole range of journal styles with just a few clicks. 


Mendeley: For more information and/or to create your Mendeley profile

Your personal assistant, Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. 

Zotero automatically senses research as you browse the web. Need an article from JSTOR or a preprint from arXiv.org? A news story from the New York Times or a book from a library? Zotero has you covered, everywhere. 


Digital Scholar Making Methods Modern

Did you know that researchers waste nearly 200,000 hours per year formatting citations? Imagine if you could have that time back to spend on your research. EndNote 20 accelerates your research process so you can focus on what truly matters – conducting and sharing groundbreaking research. 

Rhodes University does not subscribe to EndNote. However, you are able to access the free version of EndNote which is available via our Web of Science subscription 

Manage your research library right in your browser.

New: Paperpile for iOS, Android, Word


For assistance with Paperpile, please contact the EdTech staff at CHERTL