zotero guide

what is zotero?

zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.

a video tutorial on installing and using zotero, is available on our videos and tutorials page.

why use zotero?

• free (up to 300 mb of storage)
• add in-text citations as you write an essay, with just a click
• very fast and very accurate bibliography creation
• great way to organize all the resources you are finding for different essays / projects
• create citations from pdfs

how do you get started?

1. download and install zotero.
2. install the zotero connector for your browser (chrome, firefox, safari or opera).
3. register for a free account on the zotero website.
4. sync your account (login to your "desktop" version of zotero, with the credentials you created on the zotero website).
5. start adding citations!