Reference management
Keep track of your references
With literature management programmes, you can easily collect and manage bibliographic data. They export title data from subject databases and library catalogues, insert literature citations into your own work at the click of a mouse and automatically create a bibliography in the citation style of your choice. This makes academic work more efficient and time-saving.
Dates / Consulting services
We offer regular workshops to introduce you to Citavi and Zotero. A first introduction to the programs (Citavi/Zotero) is also possible in a webinar.
We can also advise you on your individual questions on site or virtually. Simply book your personal appointment via our consulting service TIBgefragt:
You can also reach us by e-mail: literaturverwaltungtibeu
Citavi
Reference management with Citavi is now also possible platform-independent with Citavi Web. In addition to the familiar Windows version, LUH students and staff can now use Citavi Web in their browser. You can log in as usual with existing or new Citavi university accounts.
Open a Citavi account with your LUH e-mail address.
Citavi Windows
- Download Citavi and install the software.
- Open Citavi and click on the Log in button. Enter your access data for the Citavi account. The licence information will now be recognised automatically.
Citavi Web
- Log in to Citavi Web with your acess data.
System requirements
Citavi 6 operating systems: Windows
Compatibility Microsoft Office: From Word 2010 on via the Citavi Word Add-In
Citavi Web operating systems: any operating system, as it is browser-based
Microsoft Office compatibility: Word 2019 or Word 365 (not online) via Word Add-In (Citavi Assistant)
Addins for word processors: Microsoft Word
Browser extensions: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Special features: LaTeX support, pdf reader for annotating your own documents.
Further information
- Citavi support services (e.g. short introduction - manual - video tutorials - FAQ - user forum)
- Guidelines for scientific work by the institutes at LUH
- Video Tutorials about Citavi Web
Zotero
Zotero is a platform-independent open source programme for literature management:
The offline version is free. If you wish, you can create a web account* to use the teamwork & cloud function (300 MB free storage space).
*Although the operator is a public, independent non-profit organisation committed to the open source idea, the data in the cloud is subject to American data protection.
Zotero masters the familiar basic functions of any literature management programme. It has its own pdf reader for annotating documents. The Zotero Style Repository lists over 10,000 citation styles, which can be adapted or created with an online editor.
System requirements
Download: Zotero homepage
Operating systems: Linux, mac OS, Windows
Addins for word processing programs: Microsoft Word, Libre Office + Java, Google Docs
Browser extensions: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Safari
Special features: Various plugins e.g. for LaTeX support, creation of API keys, pdf reader for annotating own documents.
Other reference management programmes
The University Library of the Technical University of Munich offers a comparison of various literature management programmes.
