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UROC Summer Undergraduate Research Institute Library Guide

More About Zotero

Zotero

  • is an open source citation management tool.
  • offers free accounts with 300 MG of storage.
  • supports over 9,000 citation styles!
  • citations will sync between the cloud and client components.
  • is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
  • a project of the Corporation for Digital Scholarship & the Roy Rosenweig Center for History and New Media
  • is community-supported; see documentation https://www.zotero.org/support/

Registration & Installation

1. Register for an account. https://www.zotero.org/user/register/

2. Install Zotero. Click Download. Also install the Connector for your browser.

Activity #1: Download & Install

Create a Zotero account. Download Zotero to your device and install the connector.

Cloud vs. Client

You can access Zotero through a browser or via a client.

Web Account (Cloud)

  • Settings
  • Web Library (Create or Join)
  • Documentation & Forums

Client (Desktop)

  • Left pane - Collections (folders)
  • Middle pane - Resources in Collections
  • Right pane - Resource specifics