Zotero: Citing Sources

Zotero allows you to collect and organize all of your references and quickly add in-text citations to your Microsoft Word / Open Office / NeoOffice documents. You can also drag and drop your references into any word processor, an email message, a Google doc, or a blog post to automatically create bibliographies on the fly.

Microsoft Word / OpenOffice / Zotero Integrations:
Depending on which word processor you use, you will need to download to the Microsoft Word Zotero plug-in or the OpenOffice Zotero plug-in in order to link your Zotero library to your word processor. Using Microsoft Word, click on the Add-Ins tab to view the Zotero Custom Toolbar.

To insert an in-text citation from your Zotero references into your document:

• Click the "Insert a Citation" button located on the upper right side of your word processing document; Zotero will automatically open as a pop-up
• Choose the bibliographic citation style you would like to use (as pictured above)
• Next, select the item from your library that you would like to cite and add the page number; click OK
   

Zotero will insert the reference according to the citation style you have designated. Click the 'Show Editor' button to preview how your citation will look within your document.

You can add multiple sources in the same citation by clicking on the 'Multiple Sources' button, selecting the desired sources, and clicking the green arrow to add them right column. Designate the appropriate page number for each source.

 Click OK and all of the items you've selected and their respective page numbers will be appear in the context of your document, as seen below.

Zotero can also integrate with Google Docs.  Click on the Zotero Connector to allow Zotero integration. From there it works very similar to Microsoft Word. Click here for more information