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Citavi - reference management software

Citavi is a reference management program that supports you throughout the entire research and writing process—from literature search to the finished manuscript.

With Citavi, you can search library catalogs and subject databases, collect and manage references, archive full texts, insert citations and bibliographies into your documents, organize knowledge, plan tasks, and much more.

The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna holds a campus license. This allows members of the university to use Citavi for Windows and Citavi Web free of charge for study, teaching, and research—both on campus and at home.

First Steps

Citavi for Windows runs on Windows and must be installed on your computer. Updates and new versions need to be installed regularly. You can see whether updates are available in the news feed on the Citavi for Windows start screen.

Citavi Web is a browser-based version of Citavi and can be used regardless of the operating system. Updates are applied automatically. Not all features of Citavi for Windows are available in Citavi Web. For details, please refer to the Citavi Web manual.

  1. Installation

    Install Citavi for Windows on your device:

    https://www.citavi.com/de/download
     
  2. Create an account

    Create a Citavi account using your institutional email address (...@vetmeduni.ac.at, ...@students.vetmeduni.ac.at). The campus license will be applied automatically.

    Important: The account is valid for both Citavi for Windows and Citavi Web.
     
  3. Sign in with your account

    Launch Citavi for Windows. After confirming your Citavi account, you can sign in with your credentials and use Citavi on any device.
     
  4. Get to know Citavi for Windows

    For a quick overview of the features, take a look at the Citavi for Windows quick start guide.

    You can find detailed instructions in the Citavi for Windows manual.

For optimal use of Citavi for Windows, we recommend installing the Citavi Picker and the Citavi Word Add-In. These tools let you quickly and automatically save references and full texts to Citavi, and insert citations and bibliographies into your documents. Both tools are normally installed automatically with Citavi for Windows.

If they are not installed automatically, you can add them later. In some cases, you may also need to activate them after installation.

Picker

  • Install the Citavi Picker afterward
     
  • Activate the Citavi Picker for Chrome
     
  • Activate the Citavi Picker for Firefox
     
  • Activate the Citavi Picker for Edge

Word Add-In

  • Install the Citavi Word Add-In afterward
     
  • Activate the Citavi Word Add-In
  1. Create an account

    Create a Citavi account using your institutional email address (...@vetmeduni.ac.at, ...@students.vetmeduni.ac.at). The campus license will be applied automatically.

    Important: The account is valid for both Citavi Web and Citavi for Windows.
     
  2. Open Citavi Web

    Open Citavi Web in your browser.
     
  3. Sign in with your account

    Once your Citavi account is confirmed, you can sign in to Citavi Web with your credentials and use our campus license on any device.
     
  4. Get to know Citavi Web

    For a quick feature overview, take a look at the Citavi Web online tutorials.

    You can find detailed instructions in the Citavi Web manual.
     

For optimal use of Citavi Web, we recommend installing the Citavi Picker and the Citavi Assistant. These tools let you quickly and automatically save references and full texts to Citavi, and insert citations and bibliographies into your documents.

Both tools need to be installed and/or activated afterward.

Picker

Citavi Assistant

Information and support

Citavi offers comprehensive online help for beginners and advanced users on its support pages.

Training

During the semester, the University Library offers individual training sessions covering the basics of reference management with Citavi. Training sessions are currently available in German only.

Citation styles for theses

For students writing their diploma, master’s, or bachelor’s thesis according to the old Vetmeduni guidelines, the Vetmeduni citation style is available in Citavi.

For students of Veterinary Medicine writing their diploma thesis according to the new guidelines, the Vancouver citation style is likewise available in Citavi.

For details on selecting a citation style, please consult the Citavi manual (Citavi for Windows / Citavi Web).

Contact and consultation

If you have questions about Citavi, please contact Ursula Ulrych:

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