Zotero is a free citation management tool, available at Zotero.org. It was created originally as a Firefox extension, but has since evolved to include a standalone app that works with other browsers, such as Chrome and Safari.
Zotero is most useful for:
- Collecting and organizing different types of references (e.g. web pages, audio, video, articles, books)
- Create a citation and capture snapshots of websites
- Assign tags or create collections to organize materials as you see fit
- Inserting citations and creating bibliographies
- Plugins allow you to insert citations and create bibliographies in Word docs
- Drag and drop references into any text field (email, blog post, Google docs)
- Hundreds of citation styles available
- Working collaboratively
- Create private or public groups, and create a library of shared resources
- Working on any computer
- Register and create a profile on Zotero.org to sync and access your library from any computer with internet access
