| Compare Features |
EndNote |
EndNote Web |
RefWorks |
| Cost |
Academic pricing is approximately $90. Available for sale from Yale University E-portal, and other places where software is sold. |
No charge for Yale community.
You must login from a computer connected to the Yale network at least once every three months to maintain your account.
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No charge for Yale community.
Available by subscription after you leave Yale.
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| Format |
Desktop software for PC and Mac. |
Web-based |
Web-based |
| Access |
You can Download a full-featured trial version for free to try for 30 days.
You can work offline. |
Register/access your account at www.myendnoteweb.com.
Access your database of references from any Web-connected source. |
Register/access your account at www.refworks.com/refworks.
You must be online in order to add/edit your references and format a bibliography. You can cite references in a paper without being online. |
| User Group |
People who want to organize references, images, and/or documents and use them to format bibliographies. People who want to add research notes to references. People planning for a long term career in research. People who require a flexible and customizable tool. |
People who want to organize references and use them to format bibliographies. People who want to add research notes to references. Students and other researchers who want basic functionality, but do not require advanced functionality and customizability. |
People who want to organize references and use them to format bibliographies. People who want to add research notes to references. People planning for a long term career in research. People who require a flexible and customizable tool. |
| Ease of Use |
Moderate learning curve, particularly if you wish to take advantage of advanced features. |
Easy to use. |
Easy to use. |
| Collaboration |
Best for single users. |
Ability to share references in read-only format with others who have EndNote Web accounts. |
Ability to create and share databases and share specific collections of references. You can share references with people who do not have RefWorks accounts. |
| Compatibility with Yale Literature Databases |
You can directly export references from many databases to your EndNote reference collection.
You can search some online databases, like Orbis, Morris, and PubMed, from within EndNote and copy references to your reference collection.
You can save results from many databases as text files and import into your reference collection. |
You can directly export references to your EndNote reference collection ONLY from databases on Web of Knowledge. These databases are: Web of Science, BIOSIS, Medline, and Zoological Record.
You can search some online databases, like Orbis, Morris, and PubMed, from within EndNote and copy references to your reference collection.
You can save results from many databases as text files and import into your reference collection. |
You can directly export references from many databases to your RefWorks reference collection.
You can search some online databases, like Orbis, Morris, and PubMed, from within RefWorks and copy references to your reference collection.
You can save results from many databases as text files and import into your reference collection. |
| Link to Full Text |
You can link references in your EndNote database to PDF files, images, and documents on your computer.
You can include hot links to Web resources.
You can configure "Yale Links" (OpenURL server) to locate full text if available. |
Click the "Yale Links" button beside each reference to locate full text if available.
You can include hot links to Web resources. |
You can link references in your RefWorks database to PDF files and documents on your computer. They will be available from anywhere you access RefWorks.
Click the "Yale Links" button beside each reference to locate full text if available.
You can include hot links to Web resources. |
