The Library offers RefWorks as the preferred citation management tool and provides support for using this tool. Please see the RefWorks Guide for more information.
Zotero is a similar product that is freely available.
Help
- Most support for using Zotero can be found on their Documentation and Forum pages. You may access the Quick Start Guide here.
- For additional support links, see the Library FAQ "Zotero Support."
- National University Library also offers regular webinars on Zotero - please see our library calendar.
Use
To get started using Zotero, go to their home page and click Download.
When you install the browser plugin, you will see the Zotero and paper/page icons in the upper right corner of your browser:
To add a citation and its associated full-text PDF document from a Library database to your Zotero account:
First, click on the title of the document/article to reach the detailed record (EBSCOHost) or abstract/citation page (ProQuest).
Second, click on the page icon in your Browser's bar - See red arrow above. A small dialog box will appear as it recognizes the database. You may click Save to Zotero using "EBSCOHost" to save the citation, related metadata, and full-text PDF to your Zotero account.
