At their most basic, citation management tools allow you to:

• Collect articles, books, webpages (and lots more) for use in research
• Format and create bibliographies using a particular citation style, to export into a research document

More advanced features in citation management tools allow you to:

• Link to source materials
• Store source materials
• Insert in-text citations and bibliography entries while writing in a word processor
• Collaborate with others
• Annotate within PDFs

Choosing a Citation Manager PowerPoint