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How can this guide help you?
- Develop a research topic based on preliminary research.
- Broaden or narrow a research topic based on interest and resources found.
- Utilize keywords from a research topic to search for resources.
- Discover the library resources available to students.
- Differentiate between scholarly, peer-reviewed sources vs. popular sources.
- Request materials not owned by SU Libraries through Interlibrary Loan.
- Evaluate sources based on disciplinary standards.
- Cite sources in the proper style based on disciplinary standards.
What is Zotero?
Zotero is a free citation management software available for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. It is open source, and allows users to collect, manage, and cite their sources for any kind of project.
Zotero also has a PDF viewer and a group library feature within the program.
A big thanks to UIUC's guide on Zotero, which heavily informed this guide.
Want to know even more on Zotero? Head to the Zotero Citation Management Tool guide at SU.
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Zotero DocumentationThis page has plenty of "how-tos" on installing and using Zotero.
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Zotero ForumsZotero has a really solid support community in its forums. If you have a question, ask away here.
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Zotero Knowledge BaseThe knowledge base has answers to specific questions that may not be covered by the main documentation pages.
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Zotero for Mobile AppsAlthough this guide will not cover it, if you need to use Zotero on a mobile device, this page instructs you on how to do that.
