Answered By: Carrie Pirmann
Last Updated: Jul 23, 2024    Views: 17

What is Zotero?

Zotero is a citation manager that enables users to create and store citations from the library catalog, databases, and other web resources. You can also use Zotero to create customized bibliographies, and to add citations to your papers and essays as you write through Google Docs integration. 

How to get started?

Bucknell offers support for Zotero, as well as unlimited storage space for current students, faculty, and staff who sign up with a Bucknell email address. Please consult these instructions to get started with Zotero

Note for Mac Users: Zotero works best with Chrome or Firefox. If you are experiencing issues with Zotero while using Safari, please try using Chrome or Firefox instead.

If you need help using Zotero, please contact researchservices@bucknell.edu 

 




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