
Once Zotero is installed in your browser, you will be able to see a small icon in the address bar when viewing any webpage that contains information Zotero can understand.


Zotero can automatically sense and save bibliographical information in many websites, including the Proceedings. The tutorial is written using the Firefox plugin, but the new standalone version works in very similar ways. Links to Zotero documentation will take you to more detailed information. The following sections will assume that you've already installed Zotero and familiarised yourself with basic actions and the layout of the Zotero pane. Zotero has extensive help guides and video tutorials and this tutorial will only introduce a few of its features, focusing on using Zotero to support research or teaching with the Proceedings. Until very recently, Zotero has only been available as a plugin for the Firefox browser, but a standalone version has recently been released that works with other browsers.
#Zotero references install#
We focus on Zotero in this tutorial because it has already been closely integrated into the Proceedings, enabling you to save many documents with a single click of your mouse.įirstly, you will need to install Zotero (and sign up for a user account for the online storage and sharing features). Zotero isn't the only tool of this type currently available (some alternatives are listed below). In addition, Zotero has online storage facilities so you can keep your references synchronised across different computers. Use Zotero's Group functions for collaborating with colleagues or student group projects.Insert citations from Zotero straight into your work as you type.Export bibliographies in a variety of formats.

Organise related references into Collections, and tag references with keywords.Annotate references and add attachments.Save a reference to a trial, session or Ordinary's Account from the Proceedings, as well as references to other primary and secondary sources.This tutorial focuses on using Zotero, a free online reference manager, which can do tasks such as:
#Zotero references software#
Reference management software helps researchers and students with the essential but often tedious tasks of collecting, organising and citing their sources.
