Reference Management
Reference management programs help you to collect literature, cite sources correctly and automatically create bibliographies.
Manage Literature and Organize Knowledge
Reference management programs help you to collect, organize and evaluate literature, carry out title searches, create bibliographies and cite correctly. They also help you to structure your work - and save you a lot of time and effort when writing.
Our courses take place online and are free of charge . Please register for an appointment. You are also welcome to use our self-study courses at any time.
Citavi: License ends on 30 November 2026
We recommend Zotero as an alternative. FAQ, information and recommendations for switching can be found here.
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Zotero
Zotero is a free, open source program for literature management and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. You can use Zotero with the browsers Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera and Edge.
- Download program (with instructions): Zotero download page
- Questions about downloading and installation: StudIT support
- Consultation by the Literature Management Working Group (literaturverwaltung@sub.uni-goettingen.de)
Online Course: Reference Management with Zotero (English)
We will show you how to use Zotero to record, organize, and cite your literature, how to edit PDFs, and how to create your bibliography.
Prerequisites: Please install Zotero + Connector for your browser before starting the course. Knowledge of literature research can be advantageous.
Dates: You can find current dates in our event calendar or below on this page.
Meeting point: The course will take place online. You will receive the link to the virtual training room by e-mail in good time.
Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
Language: English
Self-learning Offers for Zotero
- Introduction to Zotero 7.0 - self-study course with examples from the agricultural sciences (PDF 1 MB)
- Zotero self-study script for medical students (PDF 1.5 MB)
Zotero course fully booked or short on time? You can also learn the basics of the program with the course videos from TU Berlin on YouTube.
- Zotero 7: Interface and synchronization - Video for the Self-Study Course 1/4
- Zotero 7: Read and mark up your Literature, collect Notes and Citations - Self-Study Course 2/4
- Zotero 7: Add Sources and Citations into your Text - Video for the Self-Study Course 3/4
- Zotero 7: Structure your Literature Collection with Tags and Links - Self-Study Course 4/4
CiteAssist
CiteAssist is a web tool from the GippLab, developed by Lars Kaesberg. It automatically extracts metadata from scientific documents, creates BibTeX entries from it and inserts them directly into the document.
Endnote
Endnote is a fee-based reference management program that you can purchase from the GWDG at a slightly reduced price. It is also possible to purchase it via the provider's website.
Endnote also has an online version that can be used free of charge. This does not provide all of the functions of the desktop version, but is very helpful for getting started. There are tutorials on YouTube.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Dagmar Härter (dhaerter@sub.uni-goettingen.de)
Endnote 21: Self-study script for medical students (German).