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Zotero and ZoteroBib Guide

Introduction

                                

 

Working on a research or writing project and looking for free tools to help you accurately cite your sources? Zotero and ZoteroBib can help! Explore this guide to learn about these tools. Links to them are below and a comparison is in the next tab of this box.

                                

Not sure which tool to use?  The comparison chart and links on this page might help you decide which of these free tools to use.

 

  Zotero ZoteroBib
Best for Research papers, ongoing research, theses, dissertations 1 time bibliographies
Functionality Both desktop and web applications Web application
Able to create bibliographies Copy to clipboard and generate via plug-ins as you write Copy to clipboard
Able to create in-text citations ✅ ✅
Able to create group folders ✅ ❌
Long-term cloud storage ✅ ❌
Software installation ✅ ❌
Learning curve Moderate Slight

 

Attribution

Creative Commons License  Special thanks to Jason Puckett who developed and shared a Zotero guide,
 which is licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License.

This guide changes or edits some of the content of the GSU guide.