License
Librarians and educators:
This guide is created by Jason Puckett and licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License.
You may reproduce any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included. I encourage you to license your derivative works under Creative Commons as well to encourage sharing and reuse of educational materials.
Questions? Need More Help?
The librarians listed below will be happy to help you with Zotero. Click on their name to make an appointment.
About Zotero
(pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is an application that collects, manages, and cites research sources. It's easy to use, connects with your web browser to download sources, and best of all it's free.
Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes and images to your citations, organize them into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies.
You can use Zotero as a web application or as a standalone program that you download to your computer.
To download Zotero, click the image above and
1. Download the Zotero Application
2. Install a connector for your browser
To create a Zotero web based library, register for a free account.
You can also get documentation about Zotero from the Zotero website.
Handouts and Guidebook
These handouts were created by Jason Pucket, librarian at Georgia State University. He has also authored a book on Zotero that is available online to UCLA students, staff and faculty.
- Zotero Workshop HandoutThis is the handout we give out in the library's Zotero workshops. It covers all the basics.
- Zotero: Online featuresA quick reference to using the sync and group features of Zotero.
Installing Zotero
This video will show you how to get started.
This video of a workshop at Georgia State University, is very thorough and worth a watch.