Citation Manager: Zotero - HU 3900: Inquiry Seminar - Intersectional Feminism - Prof. Kris Boudreau - Guides at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Zotero

Zotero is a free open-source citation manager that can help you organize your sources and generate citations. Go to zotero.org to download Zotero and create a Zotero account. You can use any of your email addresses to create your account.

This guide provides an intro to using Zotero. This guide covers:

You can find additional support documents on Zotero's website: https://www.zotero.org/support/

Add Sources to Zotero

There are multiple ways to add sources to your Zotero library.

1. Use the Zotero browser extension.

In the Zotero desktop app, go to Tools and select "Install Browser Connector."
You can install the Zotero browser connector in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
Once you have added the browser connector, you can use it to save online sources to your Zotero library. When you find an online source that you want to save, click on the Zotero browser connector symbol.
A Zotero box will pop up. Select the library and folder that you would like to add the source too. Use the arrow buttons in the Zotero pop up to find your libraries and folders. Then click done.
Zotero generally works well with academic sources, like journal articles and ebooks. It works for some webpages, but, some webpages don't provide any information that Zotero can recognize. If that happens, add the webpage manually to your Zotero library.

2. Add a source manually.

In the Zotero desktop app, click on the green plus sign.
From the drop-down menu, select the type of source you are adding (book, journal article, etc.)
Then fill in the information about that source (author, title, date, etc.)

3. Add a pdf

If you have a pdf of an article saved to your computer, you can click and drag the pdf into Zotero. Zotero is often (but not always) able to read the metadata of the pdf and create a record for the article.

Learn more about adding items to Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero

Group Libraries

Go to zotero.org/groups to create a group library. One person from your team should create the group and then invite the other team members to join.

ZoteroBib

ZoteroBib is free online citation generator. It is useful for quickly generating a citation that you can copy and paste. You do not need an account, and ZoteroBib will not save your sources. Go to zbib.org to use ZoteroBib.