Citation Managers help researchers manage the research workflow as a place to store, take notes, create int-text citations and bibliographies, develop a research network, and find funding. There are several citation managers: Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote, and RefWorks. Some have free and fee-based versions and others require a subscriptions. The links below will take you to Mendely, Zotero, and Endnote research guides that will step you through installing applications and plug-ins and tutorials.
Your professor will point you toward the citation style you will be using to write and format your papers. Food Studies typically uses the American Psychological Association (APA) style guide. If you are new to writing in this style, there are several resources that will help you. Once you become familiar with your citation style, you can then use a citation manager like Mendeley, Zotero or RefWorks (subtabs to this page) to help manage your information and format your citations.