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This version of the guide was adapted for Rowan University.
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About Zotero
Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a free application that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use and connects with your web browser to download sources. Zotero allows you:
- to save citations from library databases and catalogs and from websites
- to organize your citations into collections
- to create bibliographies and cite while you write; and
- to attach PDFs, notes, and images to your citations.
Since Zotero is free, you can continue using it after you leave Rowan University.
Below is what a Zotero Library looks like on your computer:
Get Zotero
Go to https://zotero.org/download. Then:
1. Download the Zotero application
2. Install a connector for your browser.
Installing Zotero
This video will show you how to get started.(5 mins and 30 secs)
Zotero workshop
Zotero workshop video (OSU-Tulsa Library) 50 minutes
Don't like Zotero?
See what other citation managers can do:
Guide on how to choose a citation manager (Zotero vs Mendeley vs EndNote vs RefWorks)