Zotero User Guide

Zotero is a free, open-source, easy-to-use citation management tool that helps you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari allow you to easily save citations you find online. Please see the compatibility information for the Safari Connector

For assistance with Zotero, please contact the library's Zotero Support

• Save citations from databases, websites, and library catalogs.
• Users may collaborate with other users using Groups.
• Attach PDFs, images, web page snapshots, and reading notes to your citations.
• Cite sources "in-text" as you write and create reference lists in most styles (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.)
• Manage, organize, and categorize references into collections and sub-collections, and by using tags.
• Utilize the search feature to find your references.
• Create a bibliography and export to Word or Google Docs.
• The ability to export your references to another system at a later date, if you so choose.
• Store references in one place
• Keep reading notes linked to sources
• Automatically format bibliographies and citations in MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style, and many other styles using Microsoft Word and Open Office
• Access your Zotero library from any location and remotely back up and sync your library