19 Citation Management with Zotero

Using Zotero

There are many citation managers to chose from, but Zotero is recommended for the following reasons:

• Zotero is free (you can pay for more storage space)
• Zotero is open-source and run by a non-profit
  • Many popular citation managers are run by publishers that use your data for profit
• Zotero has a great support
• Zotero is easy to use

Download Zotero

Download the two components of Zotero at https://www.zotero.org/download/

• Zotero Desktop: where you can see and organize your citations

• Zotero Connector: a browser plugin that automatically detects content as you browse the web and allows you to save it to Zotero with a single click

Add items to Zotero

There are two main ways to add item to Zotero

• Zotero Connector
  • Use the Zotero button to automatically add materials to Zotoro
  • If you are looking at a series of search results, you can bulk add to Zotero
  • If you are on a webpage that includes the pdf of an article, Zotero will automatically download the article

• Adding pdfs
  • You can manually drag-and-drop pdfs into the main window of Zotero desktop to add those item to Zotero

Organizing with Zotero

In the Zotero desktop you can:

• Create folders to organize your resources
• Add tags and notes to items
• Search by keyword to find your resources

Cite with Zotero

To cite with LaTeX see the next chapter.

To cite in Word or Open Office:

• Enable to Zotero plug in
  • Go to Tools > Add-ons and choose your plug in (you may need to restart your computer)

• Use the Zotero tool bar to add citations and create a bibliography

To cite in Google Docs:

• Using the Zotero connector will automatically add a Zotero menu in Google Docs

• Use the menu to add citations and create a bibliography

Zotero Help

Zotero Quick Start Guide – Guide to help you get started with Zotero

Zotero Support – For more in depth help