PA5397 Justice Reinvestment — Zotero Citation Management

• Install Zotero & Register Your Account 
• Edit Basic Preferences 
• Configure Our "Library Links" in Preferences 
• Store Digital Files Using Zotero 
• Backup Your Library 

Zotero 6.0 is the current version of Zotero. It's a standalone program, or "client," that works in conjunction with a browser extension or "Connector." The most efficient process is to create your Zotero account, then complete the installation process.

Step 1: Register for a Zotero account

You can use whatever email address you prefer to set it up. Be sure to write down your username and password. After registering, go to your email and activate your account.

Step 2:

• Download Zotero 6.0 for your computer.

• Open the downloaded file and install Zotero. It will open automatically once installed.
• Please note! At this point your default web browser will open. Close or minimize your browser and complete the final part of Step 2 before you move on to Step 3.
• In Zotero, you'll see a Welcome to Zotero! message. Click on the blue "Set up syncing" link in the message and login with your Zotero username and password, then click OK.
• If you use a Mac, quit Zotero and restart it to ensure the Microsoft Word integration takes effect.

Step 3: Install Zotero Connector for your browser

If you use Chrome, Firefox, or Edge:

• Using your preferred browser, go to the link below and click the button to install the Zotero Connector.
• If you then don't see the Connector in your toolbar, follow your browser's instructions to pin it there.

If you use Safari:

1. Go to Safari --> Preferences --> Extensions --> Check the box next to the Zotero Connector to enable it.
2. Go to View --> Customize toolbar and drag the Zotero Connector extension to your toolbar.
3. If you do not see the Zotero Connector in your available extensions, you may need to remove the Zotero application and reinstall it; this is a known issue with Safari, so if you run into trouble, consider using Chrome or Firefox instead.

Open up Zotero and go to Edit → Preferences (Windows/Linux) or Zotero → Preferences (Mac) to make some basic modifications to Zotero's functionality.

• Sync (this is important!)
  • If you haven't already done so, enter your account information to ensure your Zotero library automatically syncs online and to any other computers on which you've installed the client. Zotero stores a copy of your library on the Zotero.org server and check it for updates whenever you open your library on a different computer. All your computers must be running the same version of Zotero and be configured to sync to the server.

• Export 
  • Set your default citation style using the drop-down menu.

• Cite
  • ​Under Styles, use the Get additional Styles... link to add any citation styles not currently listed in the Style Manger.
  • Under Word Processors, install the Microsoft Word and/or LibreOffice add-in, so you can cite as you write.
     

You may also want to modify the size of the standard display font. To make this change, go to View → Font Size.

Zotero offers a Lookup tool to help you get to the full-text of articles for which you have only a citation in Zotero. Located near the top right of the Zotero client, it looks like a green arrow pointing to the right. The lookup drop-down menu includes Google Scholar and CrossRef by default, but you can add our library's full-text linking, too. This works just like the UCONN Full Text button in our library databases. 

1. Go to your Zotero Preferences and choose the "Advanced" tab.
   
   
    

2. Under "OpenURL," in the "Resolver:" box, paste this link: 

   https://webservices.lib.uconn.edu/redirect/

   
    

3. Now click "OK" at the bottom to save your settings.

One of the best features of Zotero is the way it automatically pulls in digital files, such as PDFs. Zotero offers 300 MB of free storage; after that, they have a tiered pricing plan.

ZotFile is a Zotero plugin that allows you to store your files elsewhere on the cloud, such as your UConn OneDrive account or on Google Drive.

Zotero strongly recommends you back up your data in addition to syncing it.