Zotero: About Zotero

Zotero is a game changing citation management tool that will help you stay organized, create citations and generate bibliographies. In this video, librarian Jade Marid will show you how to start using Zotero.

00:49 - Pre-workshop Requirements

03:04 - Saving Citations

07:51 - Working in Zotero

10:50 - Word and Google Docs

15:17 - Ending

Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a game changing citation management tool that helps you collect, manage, and cite research sources. It's easy to use, connects with your web browser to download sources, and best of all it's free.  

Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.

1: Please be sure to update your OS and browser.

OS: 

• Update Mac OS (Navigate to App store → "Updates tab" → "Mac update")
• Update Windows (Navigate to Settings → "Windows Update")

Browser:

• Chrome (Navigate to "Help" → "About Google Chrome")

• Mozilla (Navigate to "Menu" → "About Firefox" → "Restart to update Firefox")

• Safari (Navigate to App store → Updates tab → "Safari update")

2: Register for a Zotero account on the website and validate your email account.

3: Please download both Zotero and install the browser connector for the browser you normally use. (Note that Safari extension is automatically downloaded when you download Zotero)

• Information about Zotero and Safari

4: Open Zotero. Under Actions → Preferences → Sync, put in your username and password, and click "OK".

(Windows screenshots)

(Mac screenshots)

5: Pin Zotero to your browser's toolbar.

Part of this Guide is reused from the Zotero Research Guide, created by Jason Puckett at Georgia State University Library