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| − | + | *Zotero has a stand alone application and a browser extension. We recommend you install both. To install Zotero see: http://www.zotero.org/support/installation | |
| − | *Zotero has a stand alone application and a browser extension. To install Zotero see: http://www.zotero.org/support/installation | + | * After installing the browser extension got to the Zotero Extension Options in your browser and authorize the Zotero Connector to save items to zotero.org when the Zotero stand alone app is not open. |
*Zotero also has Word processor integration so that you have access to your bibliographic data while writing. See http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_integration | *Zotero also has Word processor integration so that you have access to your bibliographic data while writing. See http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_integration | ||
*Zotero data resides on your harddrive within your browser profile. Details about this are outlined in this FAQ http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data | *Zotero data resides on your harddrive within your browser profile. Details about this are outlined in this FAQ http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 22 January 2018
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work - in the web browser itself.
Getting Started with Zotero
Make sure you’ve reviewed http://www.zotero.org/support/ it’s a great place to get started with Zotero.
The basics:
- Zotero has a stand alone application and a browser extension. We recommend you install both. To install Zotero see: http://www.zotero.org/support/installation
- After installing the browser extension got to the Zotero Extension Options in your browser and authorize the Zotero Connector to save items to zotero.org when the Zotero stand alone app is not open.
- Zotero also has Word processor integration so that you have access to your bibliographic data while writing. See http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_integration
- Zotero data resides on your harddrive within your browser profile. Details about this are outlined in this FAQ http://www.zotero.org/support/zotero_data
- You can also create an account at zotero.org and synchronize your data so that you can access it from any computer. See http://www.zotero.org/support/sync
- Video tutorials of more advanced functions are located at http://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials
See Also
- Zotero and WordPress
- Purdue Online Writing Lab - research and citation guide
