Zotero (pronounced zoh-TAIR-oh) is a free tool to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your bibliographic information. You can think of it as a personal digital library, and its intuitive interface makes it easy to use. If you’re handling more than a few dozen citations in your research project, Zotero will make life much easier for you.
This ebook is for anyone who is handling a large number of references and needs a better way of managing them, e.g. authors, PhD students, and researchers. I introduce Zotero's main features, offering many examples of the ways in which it can help you manage your work.
No detailed technical knowledge is required, and you are guided through all the stages with clear instructions and screenshots.
You'll also get a 50% discount on my online video-based Zotero course.
1. Introduction
What is Zotero? Who is behind it? Why Zotero? What this ebook covers Who this ebook is for Assumptions How to use this book
2. How to get Zotero
Downloading Zotero Firefox plugin
3.Getting started
4. Adding stuff to Zotero
Automatic capture Adding multiple items Add by Identifier Manual entry Importing PDFs Duplicate Items Adding webpages Importing from EndNote
5. Getting organised
Collections Tags Automatic tags Assigning colour to tags Related items Notes Creating notes from webpages Saving web links Saving files How to link to a Dropbox file from Zotero
6. Searching your Zotero library
Sorting Basic searching Advanced searching Saved searches Full-text PDF searching
7. Using Zotero with Word
Installing the Word plugin Inserting citations Creating bibliographies
8. Adding styles
Installing styles Using styles
9. Backups & syncing
10. Customizing Zotero
General preferences Shortcuts
11. Collaboration & sharing
12. Zotero website
13. Mobile devices & apps
Zotero Scanner Papership BrowZine Zotfile
14. Storage
15. Advanced features
Library Lookup RTF Scan Zotero and Scrivener Zotero and Google Docs
16. Next Steps
17. Conclusion
Dr Catherine Pope recently gained her PhD from the University of Sussex, mainly thanks to Zotero, Scrivener, and Evernote. She now runs workshops and develops e-learning resources for researchers. Find out more at www.theDigitalResearcher.com.
I have been using Zotero for a couple of years now. This book would have been handy for me when I started using it! Although I didn't learn anything new, this book delivers what it promises. Recommended for new users of Zotero.