Reference Management

The RefDB® reference manager is perfect for institutions that want students and researchers to produce better, more accurate papers. RefDB simplifies the process of research, collaboration, data organization, and writing by providing an easy-to-use tool for citation, bibliography, and reference management. RefDB provides round-the-clock support, and empowers library administrators to define institutional reference list styles and analyze usage across the institution.

RefDB Reference Management Software

RefDB is an easy-to-use reference management service that supports the needs of all types of information seekers: students, advanced researchers, faculty, administrators and librarians, to maximize research productivity.

Entirely cloud-based, RefDB provides consistent interface and provides researchers the same user experience, no matter how it is accessed. With RefDB reference management tool, students and researchers are empowered to do the best work they can, while library administrators can support users, define institutional reference list styles, and analyze usage across the institution. And, our world-class support team is always there to help you.


RefDB for Library Admins:

· Customize and manage user accounts

· Measure usage with sophisticated analytics and reporting

· Disseminate institutional citation styles to drive consistency across the institution

· Manage copyright compliance of full-text sharing thus reducing the risk of copyright infringement

· Integrate with Link Resolver storage applications and third-party systems

· Participate in an administrator community site that provides peer support, open conversations, and resource sharing

· Easily introduce RefDB reference management tool to new faculty members who in turn can easily teach their students


RefDB for students & researchers:

· Find, access, and capture research materials from virtually any source; including hundreds of library catalogs, PubMed, and Library of Congress

· Integrate with today’s top writing tools like Google Docs and Microsoft Word, using RefDB embedded plug-ins (RefDB Citation Manager or Write-N-Cite)

· Generate bibliographies and search thousands of authoritative citations styles

· Manage data in multiple formats – PDF, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and HTML, stored in one central workplace

· Access over three billion records from Ex Libris’ discovery services for rich, relevant citation metadata

· Collaborate with other peers within the same institution or elsewhere. Read, annotate and highlight full-text

· Use Projects for deep collaboration and systematic review


RefDB for faculty members:

· Capture research or course materials from virtually any source

· Provide one central workspace for your own references

· Share folders and projects with students

· Collaborate on group projects

· Automatically generate bibliographies and authoritative citations


Find, access, and capture research materials from virtually any source and in any format. Auto-completion of reference data and retrieval of full text saves time and ensures accurate citations.

Unify materials in one central workspace to facilitate storage and reuse, and take advantage of powerful tools such as tags, folders, full-text searching, and deduplication, to access and organize references with ease.

Organize, read, annotate and highlight full-text documents individually or share privately with members of your institution or with any RefDB user in a collaborative environment.

Enhance library’s contribution to research and student success with a fully supported reference management service, enabling library admins to set and disseminate institutional styles, analyze usage, and manage copyright compliance.