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Zotero For Reference Management In-Person

This beginners’ workshop will introduce you to the freely available reference management software called Zotero. Zotero can help you collect and manage your references as you find them, and then quickly add them to your written work using automated in-text citations and an automatically generated reference list.  

Please make sure you install Zotero on your device before the session. This video guide [ https://youtu.be/gTTJt0cD5Aw ] can help you to do so. If you have any queries about this , please contact your Subject Librarian in advance. 

By the end of this session students should be able to: 

Check their Zotero is correctly set up and synced to their account

Understand the basic layout and benefits of Zotero

Use simple methods to add references to their Zotero library and make edits

Use the Zotero word processor plugin

Produce a reference list in a style of your choice

Zotero is recommended for all students and researchers who want to use to a tool to manage their references. Zotero is particularly useful for longer projects, dissertations, or research.