http://www.zotero.org

• Browser extension requires Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or higher
• Platform: independent
• Word Processor: Plugin for MS Word, OpenOffice, Neo Office and Google Docs ➩ version independent
• Language: same as browser
• Usage: multi user, web-based / desktop-based
• Limit: free up to 100MB, with costs in unlimited storage

• In order to get full texts directly using the "Locate" button, you have to change some settings: go to Preferences, choose Advanced and enter "http://sfx.mpg.de/sfx_local" as the OpenURL link. Now the "Locate" button will open an MPG SFX menu which contains a link to the full text of the item if it is available online via the Max Planck Society.
• Offers a "Capture Function": an icon is shown in the adress bar when a book, article, or other resource is being viewed. By clicking this icon, the full reference information can be saved to the Zotero library

• Offers an easy and comfortable way to add notes, links and snapshots to references
• Related references can be combined together
• Zotero is a webbased system but you can also work locally - a copy of your data is stored on your hard drive
• Automatic syncronization is possible

• An automatic extraction of metadata from PDF documents