{"id":1720,"date":"2020-04-08T16:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T20:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=1720"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:42:33","slug":"zotero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citation-management-tools\/zotero\/","title":{"rendered":"Zotero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/zotero-300x117.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zotero<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(pronounced \u201czoh-TAIR-oh\u201d) is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;Zotero, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create and manage citations of books, articles, websites, videos, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import citations directly from databases, the library catalog, or Google Scholar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add searchable notes and tags to citation records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attach article and chapter&nbsp;PDFs&nbsp;and images to citation records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bEasily and quickly create a bibliography in a variety of reference styles (APA, MLA, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatically manage in-text citations in Microsoft Word or&nbsp;LiberOffice\/OpenOffice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Easily share references with others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clarkson&#8217;s Writing Center page titled <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/cuwrite\/using-zotero-to-manage-your-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Using Zotero to Manage Your Citations<\/a> includes helpful videos on the installation process and features of the software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installing Zotero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: Before installing the Zotero software be sure Microsoft Word is CLOSED, otherwise the plug-in that connects it to Zotero will not install properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-bddf5b0c-fc9e-4804-a518-0c51fce7c059 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Installation Steps<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download and install<\/a>&nbsp;the&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;program (availble&nbsp;for Windows, Mac, and Linux)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Install a web browser connector<\/a>&nbsp;(available for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/user\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register&nbsp;<\/a>for a free Zotero.org account (enables saving, syncing, and sharing)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sync<\/a>&nbsp;your Zotero.org account with your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;Standalone account<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/adding_items_to_zotero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Add citations<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;Zotero<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/creating_bibliographies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create bibliographies<\/a>&nbsp;(Microsoft Office or Google Docs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Share<\/a>&nbsp;and collaborate<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Saving Citations<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-64c89886-8a43-4499-aafb-6de433ab5d6d advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Collecting References<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Zotero&nbsp;provides the ability to save references from most library catalogs&nbsp;and databases, and even some regular web pages, with one click. (Zotero&nbsp;publishes a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/translators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/translators\">list of compatible sites<\/a>, and many sites not on this list also work.) If&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;detects that you\u2019re looking at a book or article on a catalog, database, or a site like Amazon.com,&nbsp;LibraryThing&nbsp;or the New York Times, you\u2019ll see a book or page icon appear in the address bar of your browser. Just click the icon and&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;will automatically save the citation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_save_citations.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_book_button.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re on a page of search results with many items, you\u2019ll see a folder icon instead. Click this to get a list of all the items on the page, and check off the ones you want to save.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero-jstor.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:813px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not have the icon in your address bar, select the puzzle piece icon <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17914\" style=\"width:460px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/image.png 507w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/image-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then select Zotero Connector. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-40f89135-ea8f-4dc2-a67b-a69440b2e0b4 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Attaching Files<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>It\u2019s easy to attach files (like PDFs) to items in your Zotero library.&nbsp; Just drag the file into your Zotero pane.&nbsp; Dropping a file onto a collection, or in between library items, will copy it into your library as a standalone item.&nbsp; Dropping it onto an existing item will attach it to that item.&nbsp; This is the easiest way to attach a copy of an article to its entry in your library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each item also has an Attachments tab in the right column.&nbsp; You can attach files by clicking the Attachments tab and then the Add button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_attach_files.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Creating Bibliographies<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8e1cffa2-095d-4403-89f5-0c397d5db69d advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Create a Quick Bibliography<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>It\u2019s easy to create a bibliography from your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the references or collections you want to include. Hold the control key and click to select multiple items. Right-click one of the selected items and choose Create Bibliography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the bibliographic style you want, select Copy to Clipboard, click OK and paste into&nbsp;your word processor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero-create-bibliography.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This method works with any word processor (or anywhere you can paste text).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-c6947db6-a453-4bae-993f-362bd5688618 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Cite While You Write<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Zotero&nbsp;offers&nbsp;<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/documentation\/word_processor_integration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/documentation\/word_processor_integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">word processing plugins<\/a>&nbsp;for Word and&nbsp;OpenOffice. The plugin adds a&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;toolbar to your word processor that allows you to add citations to your document while you write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a citation, click the first button (\u201cInsert Citation\u201d) on the toolbar. Search for the reference you want to cite and press Enter.&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;will add the citation at your cursor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of your paper, click the third button (\u201cInsert Bibliography\u201d). Your bibliography will appear, and new citations will be added automatically. Change bibliographic styles with the last button on the toolbar (\u201cSet  Doc&nbsp;Prefs\u201c).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"466\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero-word.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero-word.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-1e3a0028-5596-4455-98d1-f0cecd9a23ab advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Add More Citation Styles<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Zotero&nbsp;comes with the most common bibliographic styles, but&nbsp;<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/styles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">many more are available to download<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To install a style:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the&nbsp;<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/styles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/styles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zotero&nbsp;Style Repository<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for the name of the style you need.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download the style (right-click the Install link and choose Save As).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;preferences. Click Cite, then Styles, then the \u201c+\u201d button, and select the style you downloaded&nbsp;(a .CSL file).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The new style will appear in&nbsp;Zotero\u2019s&nbsp;style lists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-7ee6b50d-b7af-4ab0-9261-32a84e5a0cf1 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Zotero\u00a0Sync<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>If you\u2019re regularly using more than one computer in your research,&nbsp;Zotero\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/sync\">sync feature<\/a>&nbsp;can keep your library up to date on all of them.&nbsp;&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;can store a copy of your library on the Zotero.org server and check it for updates whenever you open your library on a different computer.&nbsp; All your computers must be running the same version of&nbsp;Zotero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, set up a (free, of course)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/user\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/user\/register\/\">Zotero.org user account<\/a>. Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;preferences (via the gear menu) and select the Sync tab.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;user name and password.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the \u201csync automatically\u201d box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check both boxes under File Syncing and choose&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;storage for My Library. This will sync your PDF attachments as well as citations (<a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/file_sync\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/file_sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more info<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the green circular arrow button at the top right corner of the&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zotero&nbsp;will upload your library to the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat this configuration on each of your computers.&nbsp; Any updates you make on one of your computers will be reflected on the others.&nbsp; This even works to synchronize your library among Windows, Mac and Linux computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details and help troubleshooting sync problems, check the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/sync\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/sync\">Zotero&nbsp;site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_sync.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-b64ca350-06f1-4bd9-9eae-df45084efedf advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Zotero Groups (Shared Libraries)<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Zotero\u2019s&nbsp;Groups feature allows you to share references with other&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;users online. It\u2019s a great way to work on collaborative research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/research.library.gsu.edu\/content.php?pid=24410&amp;sid=175897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set up&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;sync and synchronize your library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To&nbsp;<em>create<\/em>&nbsp;your own shared library, click the Create Groups button near the top left of your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;window<br>It might look like a small blue\/green button with two \u201cpeople\u201d icons, second from the left OR a drop down file folder menu item<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To&nbsp;<em>join<\/em>&nbsp;an existing&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;library, search for it at&nbsp;<u>zotero.org\/groups<\/u>&nbsp;or be invited by the group\u2019s owner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b><strong>You must login to the zotero.org website to create or join a group.<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have two sections in your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;collections pane: My Library and Group Libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal and group libraries are entirely separate, and changes made to items in one library do not affect the other. You can drag items back and forth libraries to copy items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; OR&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/search#group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search for existing public groups<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zotero.org\/groups\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new group<\/a>. Groups may be public (searchable, and anyone can join) or private (users can only join if invited).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-23c0c380-c4d9-43e0-9c75-17676bfec7c9 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Add PDFs<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>It\u2019s easy to add&nbsp;PDFs&nbsp;to your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;library and automatically import their citation info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, enable PDF indexing on the Search tab of&nbsp;Zotero\u2019s&nbsp;preferences.&nbsp;&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;will download and install a small plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, just drag your PDF files into the&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;pane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-click the&nbsp;PDFs&nbsp;and choose \u201cRetrieve Metadata for PDFs.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;will retrieve their citation data from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\">Google Scholar<\/a>&nbsp;and turn them into&nbsp;citeable&nbsp;items with PDF attachments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;can\u2019t find a match on Google Scholar, don\u2019t worry \u2014 you can still save the citation from another catalog or article database, then drag the PDF onto the citation to make it an attachment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5d22d09b-6afd-4763-919d-67fe42b017fc advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Add Items by ISBN, DOI, or\u00a0PubMedID<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Have the book in front of you and want to add it to your&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;library without having to search for a citation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a book\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isbn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isbn\">ISBN<\/a>, an online article\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_object_identifier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_object_identifier\">DOI<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID\">PMID<\/a>&nbsp;number, just click the magic wand button: \u201cAdd item by identifier.\u201d Type in the book or article\u2019s number, and&nbsp;Zotero&nbsp;will automatically download its information and save it to your library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_add_by_identifier.png\" src=\"https:\/\/lgimages.s3.amazonaws.com\/data\/imagemanager\/7567\/zotero_add_by_identifier.png\"><\/figure><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-73a75763-51dd-48ea-874b-b3d25716d231 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Views<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>When viewing items in your library, select an item from the middle column then&nbsp;hold down the \u201cOption\u201d key on Mac OS X, the \u201cControl\u201d key on Windows, or the \u201cAlt\u201d key on Linux to highlight all collections that contain that item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press \u201d+\u201d (plus) on the keyboard within the collections list or items list to expand all nodes and \u201d-\u201d (minus) to collapse them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the number of items in the selected library or collection, click an item in the middle column and use theSelect All shortcut (Command-A on Mac OS X or Control-A on Windows and Linux). A count will appear in the right column (attachments are included in the count when visible, i.e. when the parent item is expanded)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-eb658220-3ad0-4fc6-96f2-58633895e368 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Zotero Help<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zotero Documentation <\/a><br>answers to most questions on how to install and use&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/quick_start_guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zotero Quick Start Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/support\/screencast_tutorials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zotero Video Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/us\/\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/us\/\" rel=\"license\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-cke-saved-src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc\/3.0\/us\/88x31.png\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc\/3.0\/us\/88x31.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\"><\/a><br>This guide is based on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.library.gsu.edu\/zotero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guide<\/a>&nbsp;created by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/research.library.gsu.edu\/profile.php?uid=7567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason&nbsp;Puckett<\/a>&nbsp;and licensed by Georgia State University Library under a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License<\/a>.You may&nbsp;reproduce any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zotero&nbsp;(pronounced \u201czoh-TAIR-oh\u201d) is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. 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