About:
Zotero is a free and open source reference management tool. It is originally created at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University (USA). It was initially released on October 5, 2006. As of 2021, Zotero is developed by the non-profit Corporation for Digital Scholarship (CDS) an organization dedicated to the development of software and services for researchers and cultural heritage institutions. The center also released Tropy a desktop knowledge organization application to manage and describe photographs of research materials.
Zotero is used to:
• organize, read, cite, annotate, tag, add metadata, add attachments, and share research references.
• manage bibliographic data and documents in different formats (PDF, HTML, etc.).
Access & Subscriptions:
Zotero offers free storage to 300 MB without subscription. An unlimited storage is available via the KNAW subscriptions.
•Zotero Storage provides online storage space for both:
•Individuals (free storage up to 300 MB)
•Organizations (Zotero Lab and Zotero Institutions): Subscription based
• As of 1/1/2024, the KNAW has an organization-wide license for the reference management package Zotero. The subscription provide members of our organization (KNAW) with unlimited personal and group cloud storage.
https://www.zotero.org/storage
- It is possible to make an account and use Zotero by logging into the online profile and/or at the same time to download Zotero desktop for Mac, Windows, Linux, and iOS.
- If you already have a personal Zotero account, add your KNAW account to your personal account.
- It is suggested to use your personal email address as the primary address and add the KNAW email address as an alias. You are then entitled to the unlimited storage space offered by the license via the alias. Creating a personal account offers the option to save the data even if the researcher works elsewhere.
Main features:
•Integration with the word processors Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer, and Google Docs (plugins).
•Zotero connector (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari). www.zotero.org/download/connectors
•Import and export citations from or to many formats (BibTeX, BibLateX, RefWorks, JSON, refer/BibIX, RIS, TEI, RDF, Evernote, EndNote, etc.)
•Import from other reference management tools.
•Supports more than forty languages.
•Search possibilities.
•Synchronizations.
•Web and desktop libraries.
•Forums for exchange experience.
Group types:
•Users can create shared collaborative or interest group to collaboratively manage research sources and materials.
•There is no limit on how many members may join your groups, and your full storage subscription is always available to your users.
•Group libraries are wholly separate from My Library and group libraries.
How to start?
•Register via https://www.zotero.org/
•Download Zotero for windows, Plugins, and connector via: www.zotero.org/download/
** attention: Please ignore any pop up screen ask for admin login.
•Synchronize web and desktop libraries.
•Follow these quick starts steps:
www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide
•Organize your library by adding different outputs manually or via the Zotero connector.
•Create collaborative or interest groups:
•Enjoy working with Zotero.
How to link private & work accounts?
1. Go to your user profile;
2. Select edit profile;
3. Add information such as your name, location, discipline, affiliation, etc.;
4. save changes;
5. Click storage;
6. Add your work e-mail address;
7. Open Zotero desktop;
8. Click edit and choose Preferences and sync and ok.
** attention: If you do receive an invoice by Zotero do not pay the bill but forward the invoice to storage@zotero.org
Useful links:
•Documentations:
https://www.zotero.org/support/start
•Knowledge base:
https://www.zotero.org/support/kb
•FAQ
www.zotero.org/support/storage_faq
•Comparison of reference management software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software
ZoteroBib:
•ZoteroBib helps you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing any software.
