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Zotero

Tips and tricks for using Zotero as a citation management tool.

Organizing Your Research

Collections and Folders

You can organize your articles in Zotero by using "Collections" and "Folders". Use the icon with a folder and a plus sign to add new collections or new folders within those collections. Below are some examples of collections and folders. You can name these collections and folders anything you like and search for them using the magnifying glass icon.

add collections and folders button

Tags

Once you have articles in your collections and folders, you can add information, PDFs, etc. to organize your research.

1. Select and article from your folder. A window will open on the right hand side with options. Here you can add notes, upload PDFs, edit bibliographic information, and add tags. Tags can help you connect your research in groups that you want to write about. 

add tags

2. You can now search for tags in your collection or folders.

search for tags

Notes

Adding notes to your citations can help you organize your information and prepare you for writing your assignment.

Add notes by selecting the "Notes" section on the right hand side.

adding notes

Related Articles

You can connect articles to each other using the "Related" section on the right hand side.

1. Select your article citation.

2. Select the "+" sign in the "Related" section and choose the articles that you want to connect.