It can gather references automatically from article databases It can integrate with Microsoft Word to format papers and in-text citations instantly in a variety of styles (e.g. APA) It can generate a draft bibliography It allows you to create and organize a personal research database of references and related files It allows you to share citations with colleagues It allows you to transfer references among various applications (e.g. Excel, other citation managers)
Citation managers can help with many aspects of the research process but sadly they will not write your paper for you! Also be aware that these tools are not perfect and you still need to know enough about APA Style to know whether or not the citations they generate are formatted correctly. RRU Library provides support for two citation managers: Mendeley and Zotero.