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Latin American Studies Resources: Zotero

Zotero

About: Zotero is a free, open-source citation management software. 
Website: https://www.zotero.org/
Vanderbilt OpenURL Resolver: https://catalog.library.vanderbilt.edu/openurl/01VAN_INST/01VAN_INST:vanui 

Getting Started

How-to Guide

Zotero Support and Training
  1. Download the desktop application
    View and manage your citations from your desktop.
     
  2. Register for a free online account
    Sync your online account with your desktop application to view and manage your library online.
     
  3. Install the web connector
    Import citations from the web directly into your Zotero library.

Managing Citations with Zotero:
How-to Guide

Consult this guide to learn how to:

  • Create and set up a Zotero account
  • Sync your libraries
  • Import citations
  • Look up items in the library catalog while in Zotero
  • Find available PDFs
  • Organize and Share citations

  • Use Zotero in Microsoft Word

Information and materials available from Zotero's website.

 

Who to Contact

For citation management software training and support, contact one of the following library staff members or libraries:

EndNote
Eskind Biomedical Library Reference
Science and Engineering Library Reference


Rachel Lane Walden (Eskind Biomedical Library)
Kayce Gill (Eskind Biomedical Library)
Heather Laferriere (Eskind Biomedical Library)
Chris Benda (Divinity Library)
Ramona Romero (Central Library)

Mendeley
Eskind Biomedical Library Reference
Peabody Library Reference

Zotero

Divinity Library Reference 
Peabody Library Reference
Science and Engineering Library Reference

Heather Laferriere (Eskind Biomedical Library)
Kate Linton (Music Library)
HD McKay (Management Library)
Pam Morgan (Central Library)
Ramona Romero (Central Library)