Zotero

Zotero is an open-source referencing software that allows you to catalogue, edit, and even make virtual notes on your sources for your assignment. Zotero makes it easy to add your citations and bibliography/reference list to your assignment using your preferred word processor (Microsoft Word, Google Docs). 

• You can download Zotero at their website for free: https://www.zotero.org/
• You can also download Zotero Connector (a Google Chrome browser extension that lets you send sources to your Zotero library straight from a web page) at: https://www.zotero.org/download/

Getting Started

For a basic guide to getting started with Zotero, watch this video:

You can find more information on the Zotero website: https://www.zotero.org/

Transferring from EndNote to Zotero

If you need help in transferring your existing Endnote library to Zotero, this video from OK State Library is helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5jmMXp-yRs

Having troubles with Zotero?

1. Rule one: don’t panic! Instead, follow these steps:
2. Give it a minute. Zotero has to communicate and constantly refresh a lot of complex data when it’s loading your citations into Word or Google Docs. It might just need a minute of breathing room.
3. If you’re still stuck, close the Zotero application.
   This will stop it trying to “speak” to your word processor.
4. Save your work as a separate document, then close your word processor.
5. Re-open Zotero and your word processor, press “refresh” in the Zotero tab, and give it another minute. Respond to any prompt boxes that show up.
6. If “turning it off and on again” doesn’t help, then you can go to Zotero’s forums to look for answers. Because Zotero is an open-source software, people are always chatting about how to fix issues or solve particular referencing problems on these forums. 

If you’re still stuck, contact the academic tutor team (academictutor@morling.edu.au) or the Library Helpdesk for some custom support.