These tools allow you to organize your research as you build your brief, memo or research paper.
Sign up for PowerNotes using your bc.edu email to benefit from the Boston College Law Library subscription.
CaseMap is the Lexis knowledge management tool which is available as a free download to law students and law faculty. Use CaseMap to organize all your materials and notes for a paper or brief.
Evernote provides a suite of software programs and services for you to collect, store, archive and retrieve information.
Mendeley is a citation tool that works using a browser plug-in to capture content from library catalogs, websites, and databases to build your own library of references. You can create an account using your BC email address; you will be prompted to enter the name of your institution (BC) during registration. The Mendeley Reference Manager helps users organize their own Mendeley library to collect sources and capturing source pdf files. You can add the Bluebook citation style by downloading Mendeley Cite. There are helpful tutorials available on the Mendeley website.
Jurism is a variation of Zotero that is geared to collecting and organizing sources for legal writing projects. Jurism supports a citation style based on the Indigo Book (an open access version of the Blue Book) and allows for style guides based on jurisdiction's citation requirements. Download the Jurism client here.
Zotero enables you to collect and manage research sources and output citations in a number of styles, including the Bluebook. With an easy to use browser extension you can:
Zotero is open source, free, and regularly updated. For more information on Zotero, see the BC Law Library's Zotero Guide.