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Managing Your Literature Search Using Zotero

Deb WernerBiomedical Reference Librariandwerner@uchicago.edu

Overview of Zotero Install Zotero Standalone + Connector Set up Online Sync Save Citations Use Zotero with Microsoft Word

Outline

A reference manager that facilitates collecting and organizing references.

What is Zotero?

Have you begun your lit review? Yes No

Are you using a reference manager to save your references? Yes No

Your literature review

Zotero EndNote Mendeley Papers RefWorks Other

Which reference manager do you use?

Zotero for Firefox

Zotero Standalone

Zotero Library

Connects your browser to the Standalone

Browser extension (Connector)

1. Exit Microsoft Word

2. Go to Zotero.org

3. Click

4. Install the Standalone

5. Install the extension

Install Zotero

1. Go to Zotero.org

2. Click to register (upper right)

3. Create your account

4. Verify your account

5. Launch Zotero Standalone

6. Go to Actions > Preferences > Sync and enter your account information

Set Up Online Sync

Go to Actions > Preferences > Search Click Check for Installer

Set Up PDF Indexing

Zotero icon appears in browser’s location bar Click icon to save citations to Zotero

Save Citations - Zotero Translator

Right-click anywhere on the page Click Zotero to save

Save Citations – No Translator

Save Citations from PubMed

Select “Send to” Select “File” Under Format, select “XML” Click “Create File” button In Zotero, Import file

Save Multiple Pages from PubMed

Drag & Drop PDFs

Found in Add-Ins ribbon

Zotero with Word – Windows

View > Toolbars > Zotero

Zotero with Word – Mac

Set citation style Add citations Update citations & refresh the document Insert bibliography

Use Zotero with Word

Folders – organize your library Duplicates – find & reconcile duplicate citations Add by Identifier – save citations by DOI, PMID, etc. Notes – take research notes in Zotero Groups – share citations with collaborators

Do More with Zotero

Zotero Guide: guides.lib.uchicago.edu/zotero Email your questions or

schedule a consultation

Zotero.org Quick Start Guide Screencast tutorials Discussion forums

Learn More & Get Help

Questions?

Import RIS files: Go to Actions > Import Select the RIS file

Transfer Citations