What Zotero Does
Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is an application that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, connects with your web browser to download sources, and best of all it's free.
Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.
The screencast below gives you a walk-through on downloading it and what it can do.
Click the image above, and:
This guide is loosely based on Jason Puckett's library guide at Georgia State University Libraries - http://research.library.gsu.edu/zotero.
There are endless articles online comparing the features of the major players in citation management software. DePauw librarians have focused on supporting Zotero, but you may choose to use other tools. Some of the most popular are below - and googling can help you find support for learning the tools.