Reference Management

Our University licence for EndNote will expire in December 2026.

If you are not currently using EndNote, we recommend you choose a different type of reference management software.

For existing EndNote users we have information about your options after December 2026 and guidance about switching reference management software.

For further advice, please contact the library on library@hud.ac.uk.

This guide will show you how to use various types of reference management software available at the University of Huddersfield.

Reference management software can help you to store and organise your references. There are various different kinds: some free, some paid for. This guides focuses on RefWorks and Mendeley.

Different types of reference management software work in slightly different ways, but they should all have the following key features:

• Build a "library" of resources you want to use regularly or come back to later.
• Create automatic references in a range of styles, including APA 7th (the University's preferred referencing style).
• Allow you to annotate and store PDFs of articles.