Zotero

Zotero is a free tool that collects, manages and cites research sources, i.e., publication metadata and full texts. It stays on your web browser where you do your work and it's easy to use. It's being downloaded as tandalone tool, with integrations for major web browsers, LibreOffice, and MS Word. It allows you to attach pdfs, notes and images to your citations, organise them into easily searchable collections. References can be added to a zotero library in many different ways: directly from databases, journal websites, google scholar or the library catalogue, by referencing file import (for example, from an Endnote library), by dragging in pdfs from your hard drive, and by entering them manually. Zotero is developed by is the non-profit Corporation for Digital Scholarship.