I have sung the praises of Zotero on this blog in the past, so I will spare you readers from my verbal genuflecting again. However, if you are thinking, “what is Zotero and do I need it?” Then you (providing you do any academic work) need to go to their website learn about it and download it. The program is free and has been paid for by a very large grant.
I have been very sheepish in upgrading my Zotero 1 into Zotero 2. I was terrified of data loss, or not being able to get the word processor plug-in to work correctly when papers were due. Upgrading at the close of a semester was out of the question, but now is the perfect time. Zotero 2.0 is now extremely stable and well worth the upgrade. If you are a student and/or know a student make them download it. You won’t believe how much time this program will save you.