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