![]() I suspect that over time, some new product taking advantage of new hardware may appear, requiring software conversion. I have overcome the record number issues. I can always turn them on at the end, if I want URL links to bibliography, for example, but find it slows down large document updates. I don’t find it that slow, I turn off some of the bells and whistles though. I like EndNote and have used it for >20 yrs. I don’t see any of them going away anytime soon. If you post this same to Mendeley or Zotero’s equivalent forums, you will get a different answer, I am sure! I do think the current software provider intends to continue development based on my contact with them. I think if you are posting this to an Endnote forum, you will get “EndNote” as the answer. And, if possible, that allows me to convert the citations to another format so I can use it with another reference manager if I need it to. Now, which one should I go with? Or should I choose another one? I want a reference manager that is good, fast and straightforward, and that is updated at a fast pace and does not fall behind the others or get discontinued. ![]() Mendeley was purchased by Elsevier, and it may be good having a rich parent to support it. ![]() The Mendeley website is also more visited than Zotero and Endnote websites, according to Alexa (these are #2 and #3 respectively). The Word plug-in seems very nice at this point, and it was even able to convert Zotero references into Mendeley references. The interface seems very good, and even better than the contenders. Mendeley started as being a poor alternative, but I am impressed at its development. Will it have funds to compete with the big guys in the future? Or will it be swallowed? One of my concerns is that it is run by a university and not a private company. Development seems to be not so fast either (although not so sluggish as Endnote). However, I do not know about its speed and whether it is possible to convert the formatted citations to fields to make it faster if necessary. It even insert citations directly in footnotes, so I do not have to insert the footnote and then the citation (which is the case with Endnote and Mendeley). I have also used Zotero, and it seems to be a good alternative, but I did not use it extensively. I do not know what this will represent for future development of Endnote, though. Now Endnote is not under Thomson Reuters anymore, but under a company called Clarivate Analytics (some sort of spin-off). On the plus side, it was quite easy to customize styles in Endnote. Endnote was also poor to get references from Google Scholar. In addition, some references got messed up when I accidentally replaced the library for an older version (it relies on the number of the reference instead of the name of author). I used Endnote for my PhD thesis and it was very slow in updating using the cite-while-you-write feature. I did not see much progress in Endnote in the last few years. Endnote seems to be solid, but development seems to be slow. I have a copy of Endnote X7 and I may well upgrade it to Endnote X8 if it is worth it. ![]() My concern here is that I do not want to start using a reference manager that may be discontinued within the next 5 years because it had poor sales or because the company behind it is facing financial difficulties. I am not considering other reference managers because I think these three are the most popular. My main contenders so far are Endnote, Zotero and Mendeley. I am definitely not using Linux, and probably not using or any other word processor for the task. Sometimes I may use the iPad or even the iPhone to type some text (I know I probably will not be able to insert citations in these devices, but at least I do not want to lose the citations I have already inserted). So, I need a reference manager that keeps being updated over time, and that may fulfill my needs over the years.Īs the book is expected to have more than 1,000 citations, the software must be fast, respond fast, and not be buggy.Īlso, I plan to use Windows (or OS X) and Microsoft Word. This is expected to be some sort of long term engagement, since the book may have to be updated from time to time. The citations are in footnotes (which is kind of tricky for a reference management software) and very specific (the most common citation styles will not cut it). I am starting a book with academic purposes, and I intend to choose a reference manager to handle the citations.
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