📊 Example: ChatGPT Tech Support — Digital Scholarship
❓ User: “I’m starting a research project and need to manage my citations. Should I use Zotero or EndNote Online?”
🤖 ChatGPT:
Here’s a quick comparison:
- Zotero: Free, open-source, desktop + cloud sync, excellent browser connector for one-click citation capture, strong for collaboration and file storage (300 MB free, upgrade available).
- EndNote Online: Free with account registration, web-based (no desktop installation required), integrates with Web of Science, includes basic citation management and a Word plug-in for inserting references.
Tips for getting started:
- Create an account (EndNote Online) or download the app (Zotero).
- Install the browser extension to save references while you search databases.
- Organize your citations into folders or groups by project.
- Use the Word/Google Docs plug-ins to insert in-text citations and bibliographies.
👉 If you want a full-featured free tool with strong collaboration options, choose
Zotero.
👉 If you prefer a lightweight, web-based tool tied to
Web of Science, go with
EndNote Online.
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