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Zotero

Guide on this free citation manager

License

Creative Commons License The original version of this guide was created by Jason Puckett and licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. You may reproduce any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included.  Puckett encourages you to license your derivative works under Creative Commons as well to encourage sharing and reuse of educational materials.

This version of the guide was adapted for Rowan University.

Librarians and educators: The Creative Commons license below grants you permission to copy this guide, in part or in its entirety, as a template in your own LibGuides system as long as you credit Jason Puckett and Georgia State University Library on your copy. There's no need to email Jason Puckett asking for permission: please just copy it!

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:

Screenshot of a Zotero Library

Get Zotero

Zotero logo

Click the image above, or 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.

Zotero workshop

Zotero workshop video (Georgia State University Libraries)

Workshop handouts