Zotero
Zotero Basics
Zotero is a free, open source, easy-to-use citation management program that helps you to collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work - in your web browser. Designed to be intuitive and unobtrusive, Zotero is a powerful and handy tool for any academic.
Zotero works on all three major operating systems: PC, Mac, and Linux!
IMPORTANT: Since Zotero captures the information from databases and Web sites, the final version of your notes and/or bibliography may be incorrect (i.e. missing information or in the wrong order). You still need to know the specific citing style that you are using.
Introductory Videos
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Full Zotero Tutorial With Examples by Derek JansenLearn how to use the Zotero reference manager and Zotero connector. In this detailed tutorial, we’ll show you everything you need to get started with Zotero, using plain language and loads of examples.
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An Introduction to Zotero by Daniel QuitanaThis is a short introduction on how to use Zotero to organise and cite research. I cover key features of Zotero, including how to import references and PDFs, adding highlights to PDFs, creating in-text citations and reference lists in Word, and how to create a group library.
Getting Started
Download Zotero and associated plug-ins using these links:
- Download Zotero to the appropriate web browser you use.
- Zotero Word Processor Integration: Download the word processor plug-in to cite Zotero items in your Microsoft Word and/or OpenOffice documents. For GoogleDoc users the plugin is already installed.
- Mobile Apps. iOS and Android developers have been hard at work creating apps so that you can get the most out of Zotero on your mobile devices. Click here for some options: Zotero Mobile Apps.
- Follow @Zotero on X
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License
This guide is based on the original guide created by Jason Puckett and licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
