If you work with EndNote and want to import references, you need to open a browser via Athena, go to the library catalogue > databases > choose your database. Verdict: EndNote via Athena (every device with internet) Mendeley locally and with VPN connection (Mendeley Desktop on one device only). (Browsers in Athena have access to the sources you need, but won't be able to connect to your Mendeley Desktop). If you're working from home, you need to set up a VPN connection and open a local browser. You need to operate within the UGentNet to import references. You will still have access to your library if/when you leave Ghent University. You can use your online library on every device.

You install Mendeley Desktop locally and can only open it on that particular device. This way you have access to the sources and your browser is linked to your EndNote library.įor Mendeley, you need to make a (free) account and download and install the software. You can import references from a browser opened in Athena. To access your online library, you need to make a (free) personal account and open a browser in Athena. (If/When you leave Ghent University, you won't have access anymore.) This means you have to open the desktop version of EndNote via Athena. Reference software can be helpful when you (plan to) publish a lot of papers, when you're collaborating with other researchers, or if you want to keep an overview of all the sources that interest you.Īll Ghent University students and researchers have a licence for EndNote. It also allows you to easily cite while you're writing, so you don't have to do that at the end of your writing process. You use reference software to gather, edit, organise, save, and share references. In this research tip, we explore two populair options: EndNote (Clarivate) and Mendeley (Elsevier). There are so many types of reference software out there that it's sometimes difficult to make an informed decision about which software fits your needs best.

Endnote basic comparison