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Zotero

Learn how to use Zotero to export references, organize sources, and create in-text citations and bibliographies.

Installing Zotero

What is Zotero?

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use application that collects, manages, and cites your research sources. It integrates with your web browser, where you do most of your research!

Zotero allows you to:

  • attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations
  • organize your citations into collections for different projects
  • insert citations into Word documents or Google Docs
  • create bibliographies

Installing Zotero

To use Zotero, you will need to install two things:

  1. The Zotero application
  2. A connector to allow your browser to save citations to Zotero.

Both of these are available from the Zotero download page.

Tutorial

Need a walkthrough? Watch this quick tutorial on how to get started with Zotero.

Adapted from Claremont Colleges Library and Milner Library.