If you are starting from scratch, or the local software does not meet your needs, the best advice is to obtain demonstration copies and test the program with your own references. Prices for professional quality programs match those of other commercial software packages and even with educational discounts priced to begin at around 100. Network and read only versions offer a cost effective way of distributing bibliographies to students and colleagues. Student licenses are available for some packages, but undergraduates would rarely need the full functionality of these programs. Includes citations styles for over 1,000 journals, although these styles are mainly drawn from scientific and medical journals.
Users can also create their own citation formats.
Works with word-processors such as Microsoft Word or Word Perfect. Will also insert quotations from notes and abstracts in the database with an appropriate citation. Good support for diacritics. Imports from the main online services and users can create their own import and export filters. One of the cheaper programmes with additional discounts for those who will accept an on-line manual instead of a printed text.