Zotero[zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. Zotero automatically indexes the full-text content of your library, enabling you to find exactly what you're looking for with just a few keystrokes.
To get the most out of Zotero, we have a few recommendations for how to set up your account.
Sync your accounts to ensure that you have access to your most updated Zotero libraries no matter which computer you are using.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Sync
Sign into your account and click "Set up syncing."
Click the green round arrow key to prompt Zotero to sync your libraries for the first time. After this, your libraries should sync automatically.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced
Copy & paste the following into the "Resolver" field, under "OpenURL": https://gouchercollege.on.worldcat.org/atoztitles/link
Click OK.
When you start to populate your Zotero library, you can link to articles using Library Lookup.
To link to Goucher College Library journal subscriptions, highlight the reference and click "Library Lookup." You will either connect to the full text of the article or a listing of databases that contain the journal in which the article is located. If not located you should try Google Scholar or you can order the article through Request Item on Interlibrary Loan.
Drag & drop PDFs into Zotero and use the PDF Indexing Installer to find the metadata, i.e. author, title, and publication information.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Search > Check for Installer
After you drag a PDF into Zotero, right click on the file and select "Retrieve Metadata for PDF."
View Zotero's support page to learn more about adding items to your Zotero Library.
Add references by copying and pasting and ISBN, DOI, PMID or other unique identifier.
You can also import RIS, BibTeX or other citation files, or use Zotero Connector.
More information can be found here.
Use Zotero Connector in Chrome, Firefox and Safari to quickly add references from websites. Right-click on a webpage and select "Save to Zotero." Depending on the type of reference you want to add, you will see different options for saving.
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