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Zotero

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

Uploading PDFs

Importing citations to Zotero (or any other citation manager), imports information about the article. It does not automatically import the PDF; this needs to be done manually.

Once you import the citation by using the instructions below, you will need to download the PDF from the library database and upload it to Zotero in order to access full articles more easily in the future. 

1. Select the article citation

2. Scroll down to the "Attachments" section on the right hand side.

upload an attachment

3. Click the "+" sign

4. Upload a file from your computer or add a link to an article available online.