Have a Question?
For questions about how to use Zotero,
- Contact your Liaison Librarian
- Make an Appointment
For Zotero or ZoteroBib specific questions, use the Zotero Forums to directly ask other users.
What is Zotero?
Zotero is a free citation management tool that will help you to save and organize sources, create citations in a wide variety of formats, and share sources with others in a group. Zotero connects easily with Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can insert citations directly in your text and automatically generate a reference list.
- ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Sign in through your JMU email, you now have access to unlimited storage. Upgrade to Zotero 6 to see how they’ve created a whole new way of managing PDFs and annotations. You can upgrade to Zotero 6 from within Zotero by going to Help → “Check for Updates.”
- Zotero ConnectorBrowser plug-in that allows you to save sources directly to Zotero from websites and databases.
Get Zotero
- Create an account on their website
- Download Zotero to get started
- Install mobile app
Upgrade for Free
If you’ve tried Zotero in the past, upgrade to Zotero 6 to see how they’ve created a whole new way of managing PDFs and annotations. Zotero’s new PDF viewer allows you to highlight text and add notes to articles for future reference, and by signing in through your JMU email, you now have access to unlimited storage.
You can upgrade from within Zotero by going to Help → “Check for Updates.”
Support Resources
- Zotero Quick Start GuideThe basics of what Zotero can do and how to set it up and use it.
- Getting Started with ZoteroJMU Libraries handout covering how to add sources to Zotero, select a citation style, create a bibliography, and organize and share sources.