The Duisburg-Essen University has acquired a campus licence for the Citavi bibliographic management software. Students and members of the Duisburg-Essen University can use Citavi for their studies, teaching and research at work and at home at no charge.

You are welcome to apply for one of our Citavi workshops for beginners or advanced workshops for Citavi users.

Please note: As of now, Citavi Team version is available on a trial basis until 2012/10/31.

How to get the full version of Citavi:

Download your free version of Citavi: Download Citavi Free.
(Installation instruction)

Here you get the form to order your validation key: http://www.citavi.com/uni-due.

Please note: To identify yourself, you have to use your e-mail-address of the Duisburg-Essen University. It is impossible to place an order with an e-mail-address of a freemail provider (web.de, gmx, gmail etc.).

Start Citavi and enter the validation code from the e-mail that you received from the software producer usually within 24 hours after your request. The mail contains the course of action.

With the validation code you turn the free version into the pro-version for the duration of the campus’ hiring contract, and you are entitled to use Citavi on two computers (at home and at  work) or on an usb flashdrive.

An adjustment file specifically generated for the Duisburg-Essen University contains local default configurations and admission data to many catalogues and to databases offered by the Duisburg-Essen University Library.

Download UDE adjustment file for version 2 (2010/12/02)
Download UDE adjustment file for version 3 Campus Essen (2011/08/11)
Download UDE adjustment file for version 3 Campus Duisburg (2011/08/11)

(right hand mouse button -> "save target as …").

Please import this file into your Citavi application via "Extras > import settings".

• Short introduction to Citavi
• Tips and tricks: Animations
• Citavi features in a presentation
• Citavi-Service
• How to transfer citations from catalogues and databases
• Discussion forum

Please do not hesitate to contact our Citavi team if you have any questions or problems:

via e-Mail to literaturverwaltung@ub.uni-due.de
or via phone
0201 / 183-3721 (Dorothee Graf, Essen campus),
0203 / 379-2079 (Katharina von der Laden-Roosen, Duisburg campus),
0201 / 183-3237 (Beate Baurmann, Essen campus).

In addition, we will gladly answer your questions and help you with specific problems concerning Citavi in individual consultations. Please make an appointment via email to literaturverwaltung@ub.uni-due.de.