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SIA New York Library Guide

What is Zotero?

Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.​ Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. Zotero automatically indexes the full-text content of your library, enabling you to find exactly what you're looking for with just a few keystrokes.​

Getting Started with Zotero

To get started, you need to:

  • Install Zotero for your platform from www.zotero.org (select Download)
  • Install browser extensions from the same page (buttons right below the Install buttion)
  • In Zotero Preferences, under the Cite tab, Install the word processor plugins for Word or Libre Office.

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