Zotero is a citation manager that allows you to keep track and organize information as you find it, share it with team members, and then write a bibliography with a single click. It saves a lot of time! This tool will be very useful for your team projects in this class as well as all of your future projects, papers, and research at CMU. Since Zotero is free and open-source, you will even be able to keep using it after you graduate.
The short videos below will walk you through how to use the tool, including how to add citations, work on group projects, and create bibliographies. If you need help with any of it, please contact a science librarian. All of their contact info is on the Start page of this guide.
Looking for help with managing your citations? In this 3 minute video, you will learn how to download the free and open-source citation management tool, Zotero, and configure your settings.
Want to share citations with your classmates? In this 3 minute video, you will learn how to create groups for sharing citations when working on projects and papers with others.
In this 7 minute video, you will learn how to add journal articles and webpages to your library as you browse the internet, add metadata information to the items in your library, and keep them organized in folders.
In this 3 minute video, you will learn how to keep your research organized with notes, tags, and highlighting features.
Want to quickly create a bibliography? In this 4 minute video, you will learn how to create a bibliography automatically in Microsoft Word or Google Docs and easily change the style of the bibliography.