Zotero and ZoteroBib Guide

Zotero has an online storage option that allows you to sync your library between your online account and your local Zotero desktop application(s). This is useful if you:

1. Use more than one computer in your research and have Zotero downloaded on them.
2. Want to access your Zotero library on any computer.
3. Would like a backup of your Zotero library in case something happens to your computer or you get a new one.

To sync your library:

• Create a free zotero.org user account, if you haven't already. Use your Lehigh email address to unlock unlimited storage.
• In your local Zotero app, open Zotero preferences (via the gear menu) and select the Sync tab. 
• Enter your Zotero user name and password associated with your zotero.org user account. 
• Check the "sync automatically" box.
• Check both boxes under File Syncing and choose Zotero storage for My Library. This will sync your PDF attachments as well as citations.
• Click the green circular arrow button at the top right corner of the Zotero window.

If you have more than one computer, do this on all of them. Any updates you make on one will be reflected on the others. This even works to synchronize your library among Windows, Mac and Linux computers.