Michigan Technological University

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Library Tools to Help with Research

The Van Pelt and Opie Library is always looking for tools that make research easier. Our staff is exploring different widgets, applications, and resources that will allow you to search more efficiently in a shorter amount of time and through more information. Please feel free to try anything you find interesting below and if you have heard of something that we don't have, please Ask Us.

EndNote

A Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. Also integrated seamlessly with the ISI Web of KnowledgeSM research platform, EndNote Web provides an online collaborative environment for EndNote users as well as the ability to organize publication lists for the ResearcherID author community.

Download EndNote

Zotero

An easy-to-use yet powerful research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources (citations, full texts, web pages, images, and other objects), and lets you share the results of your research in a variety of ways.

Download Zotero 

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