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Zotero User Guide

A guide to using Zotero

Get Zotero

Zotero is "your personal research assistant. Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research."

Click the image above or go to https://www.zotero.org/download/, and:

1. Download the Zotero application

2. Install a connector for your browser.

Please go to the Install Zotero and Connectors page for more instructions on installation.

What Can Zotero Do For You?

 

Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is an application that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, connects with your web browser to download sources, and best of all it's free.

Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.

This video will show you how to get started.

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