What is Zotero?
Zotero is a citation management software program. Tufts University students, faculty, staff, and alumni have unlimited storage of PDFs attached to references (by using tufts.edu email address)
Zotero allows users to:
- cite sources such as: books, articles, websites, and images
- organize references into collections
- collaborate with other researchers
- import references from research databases and websites
- insert citations into a word processing document and then automatically format them in a citation style
Installing Zotero
- Close completely out of your word processing software.
- Download both the Zotero standalone software and the Connector.
- Use your your tufts.edu email address to register for an account so you can access the Cloud and receive unlimited storage of PDFs through our institutional subscription.
- Open the Zotero software on your computer and enter your account information you used when you registered:
- PCs: Go to: Edit > Settings > Sync, enter your credentials, then select the "Set up Syncing" button underneath
- Macs: Go to: Zotero > Settings > Sync, enter your credentials, then select the "Set up Syncing" button underneath
