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Zotero Workshops

In this workshop you'll learn how to use Zotero, a free Firefox plugin, to save and manage citations and create bibliographies. To sign up, contact Erin Mooney, eamoone@emory.edu, 404-727-6863.

Wed, Jan 21st, 2009: Zotero workshop
11:45 am-12:35 pm, library classroom 310
Tue, Feb 10th, 2009: Zotero workshop
4:00-5:00, library classroom 310
Tue, Mar 17th, 2009: Zotero Workshop
1:00 - 2:15 p.m., library classroom 310
Mon, Mar 30th, 2009: Zotero workshop
2:00-2:50 pm, library classroom 310
Thu, Apr 23rd, 2009: Zotero Workshop
2:30 - 3:45 pm, library classroom 310

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Zotero Tutorials

Zotero has produced several great video tutorials on their site that demonstrate step by step how to use Zotero's features.

Zotero Screencast Tutorials

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Other Citation Software Guides

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About Zotero

What Zotero Does

Zotero is a Firefox addon that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, lives in your web browser where you do your work, 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 using Word or OpenOffice. It is easier to use than EndNote and surprisingly powerful.

Since it's a Firefox plugin, it automatically updates itself periodically to work with new online sources and new bibliographic styles.

Using This Guide

This guide is several pages long -- use the tabs across the top to navigate through topics, or the "Print Entire Guide" link in the bottom right to print the whole thing.

Zotero Quick Start Guide

See also this great guide published by the Zotero developers themselves. Also available as a PDF.

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Getting and Installing Zotero

Zotero will run on any operating system. It requires Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or greater. Installation only takes a few seconds.

Firefox Campus Edition comes with Zotero pre-loaded!

Otherwise, open http://www.zotero.org/ and click the red "Download" button. Click "Install Now" and follow the instructions. If you see the message “Firefox prevented this site from asking you to install software on your computer," click "Edit Options," then "Allow" and "Close." Download Zotero again and it should work. Restart Firefox and you're all set! You'll see a small Zotero button at the bottom of your Firefox window.

If you have any problems, check the Zotero installation page.

You'll probably also want to download and install the Microsoft Word citation plugin (or the OpenOffice plugin if you're using OpenOffice). These allow you to easily cite items from your Zotero library in your papers.

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