The Next-Generation Research Tool

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.

Features

Automatic capture of citation information from web pages

Storage of PDFs, files, images, links, and whole web pages

Flexible notetaking with autosave

Fast, as-you-type search through your materials

Playlist-like library organization, including saved searches (smart collections) and tags

Platform for new forms of digital research that can be extended with other web tools and services

Runs right in your web browser

Formatted citation export (style list to grow rapidly)

Free and open source

Integration with Microsoft Word and OpenOffice

Saves records and notes in any language; interface available in with more on the way

Integration with WordPress and other blogging software

Remote library backup

Advanced search and data mining tools

Access your library from anywhere via the web

Wide variety of import/export options

Recommendation engine and RSS feeds

Shared collections

http://www.zotero.org/