Zotero is a free citation management program that was originally created here at George Mason University in the Center for History and New Media. The program allows you to “collect, organize, cite and share” your resources for various research projects and note taking.

Many college students may find this program useful as it allows you to:

  • capture data
  • search databases
  • cite resources
  • share Zotero libraries
  • create timelines
  • store files
  • publish findings
  • browse from mobile devices

Since most people do not do research on just one computer, you can create a Zotero username and interface that allows you to access your previous work so that you can sync with it and access it anywhere, even on a global scale.

However, when using a public computer, make sure that you log off after each time you access your Zotero account to prevent other users from uploading to your document library.

There are several different formats you can use when doing citations, for example Chicago Manual of Style, APA, MLA, etc. Every time you export, you can choose which citation style to use for easier exports.

You can also use Zotero to insert a bibliography citation directly into a Word document if you are using a ‘Works Cited’ page.

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