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Zotero - Citation Management Software

Finding Items with Tags

Finding Items with Tags

Tags, or identifiers, can be added by hand or automatically imported when you import citations.

All tags currently in your library are listed on the bottom left of your desktop Zotero.

To see tags affiliated with a particular item, click on its name and select "Tags" from the choices on the right (desktop version), or from the "Tags" tab at the top of the screen (web version)

Decorative: screenshot of Zotero library indicating tags

To see articles affiliated with a particular tag, click on the tag and Zotero will show you the articles in your Library that include that tag.

Searching Your Zotero Library

Searching Your Zotero Library

You can search materials by: 

  • Title, Creator, Year
  • All Fields & Tags
  • Everything 
  • Advanced Search

Type in your search terms in the bar at the top of your Zotero desktop. Use the dropdown menu to specify where you would like to search. This method will also search the full text of website snapshots.

Decorative: screenshot of dropdown menu options when searching Zotero

You can also search Zotero using the Advanced Search option:

Decorative: screenshot of the Advanced Search options in a Zotero library

You can use the advanced search to conduct much more specific searches in your Zotero library.

  • Creator
  • Item Type 
  • Date Added
  • Date Modified
  • Attachment Content
  • Attachment File Type

...and more.