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Zotero

This guide shows how to use Zotero, a reference management tool.

Folders

You can sort your items into different folders by clicking the yellow folder with the green + button in the top left-hand corner. This is handy for putting items relating to the same project or topic together. When you add an item to a collection it also makes a copy of it in the main Zotero library (they are unsorted in the main library). 


 

Tags

  • Items can be assigned tags.
  • Tags are named by the user.
  • An item can be assigned as many tags as is needed.
  • Tags are added or removed with the tag selector at the bottom of the left column or through the Tags tab of any item in the right column.
  • Up to 6 tags can be assigned colours and numbers.
  • Numbered tags can be quickly added or removed using the corresponding number keys on your keyboard.

Deleting items

All references are automatically deposited in "My Library" (your main Zotero Library).

To remove a reference from My Library: If you remove a reference from My Library it will be deleted from all the other folders/collections.

To remove a reference from a particular folder (the citation will still be in your main Zotero Library)

  • Select the folder
  • Select the citation you wish to delete
  • Press the delete key on your keyboard OR right-click and select Remove from Collection 

 


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