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Use our interlibrary loan service to request articles. 

Use E-ZBorrow to request books.

Try a citation manager to

• Keep track of your research throughout the semester
• Import citation information from databases
• Organize your sources
• Create bibliographies and citations automatically

Two free citation managers are:

More about choosing and using citation managers

Zotero

• Free tool with both web-based functionality and a desktop client. 
• Open Source software, not affiliated with any publisher. 
  • Because this software is open source it is the recommend citation manager by the library staff. 
• Excellent for capturing websites in addition to more scholarly publications.
• Not designed to be used across multiple public or shared computers. 
• Excellent LibGuide from Illinois State University with step-by-step instructions for using Zotero: https://guides.library.illinoisstate.edu/zotero/guideoverview

EndNote Basic

• Free, web-based version of EndNote with limited functionality. 
• Provided by Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science
• For full functionality you would need to purchase EndNote, which is costly. 

Mendeley

• Free tool with web-based functionality, a desktop client, and mobile app
• Provided by Elsevier, providers of Science Direct. 
• Plug-in allows you create citations directly in Microsoft Word
• Has a social network-type component.

We encourage you to do your research and find the citation manager that works best for you. For a more in-depth comparison of the options, check out this Comparison Chart from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. 

As always, if you need help managing your citations you can ask a librarian for help! 

• Begin your literature review early.
• Take into account access to data when defining your topic.
• Keep a list of search terms, concepts, subjects and alternatives.
• Evaluate what you find.
• Be organized. Keep citations as you research. Consider using a citation manager such as EndNote Basic, Zotero or Mendeley.
• Ask for help when needed.