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What is Zotero?
What is Zotero, anyway? It's a handy reference management tool that lives inside and outside the browser window. You can capture and organize citations, create bibliographies on the fly, and share your research with folks down the block or across the planet. Find out more about the Zotero ecosystem and what Zotero can do for you here.
Using Zotero
- Getting Started
- Getting Stuff Into Your Library
- Importing and Creating items (http://www.zotero.org/support/getting_stuff_into_your_library)
- Compatible sites (http://www.zotero.org/translators/)
- Importing files (http://www.zotero.org/support/attaching_files))
- Organizing Your Library and Taking Notes
- Collections (http://www.zotero.org/support/collections)
- Relating Items to one another (http://www.zotero.org/support/related)
- Searching your Library
- Searching and Sorting Items (screencasts link: http://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials)
- Finding items in a real world library near you http://www.zotero.org/support/locate
- Creating Citations and Bibliographies
- Quick Copy and Bibliography Export (http://www.zotero.org/support/creating_bibliographies)
- Word Processor Integration (http://www.zotero.org/support/word_processor_integration)
- Changing Citation Styles (http://www.zotero.org/support/styles)
- Zotero and the Cloud
- Syncing between Devices (http://www.zotero.org/support/sync)
- Sharing Libraries using Zotero Groups (http://www.zotero.org/support/groups)
Help & Troubleshooting (including Local Support)
- Knowledge Base (merge http://www.zotero.org/support/frequently_asked_questions into kb http://www.zotero.org/support/kb)
- Find a Zotero Evangelist near you (simile-exhibit Map link)
- Third-party and Institutional Documentation (http://www.zotero.org/support/third_party_documentation)
Extending Zotero
- Analyze your library With Plugins: (http://www.zotero.org/support/plugins)(SEASR, Zotero Maps, Zotero Scholar Citations, VUE3) or Generate Reports: (http://www.zotero.org/support/reports)
- Integrating Zotero into blogs and Websites (Atom feeds, Zotpress, Omeka)http://www.zotero.org/support/plugins (maybe merge into plugins page and include pointer to API docs)
- Teaching with Zotero (Bibliobouts, reading lists, LibGuides, Moodle)(need to create page, Create link from use cases page)
Teaching Zotero
- Add your name to the Zotero Evangelists list and connect with other Zotero users/teachers through our interactive tool (add link)
- Third party documentation to get you started (http://www.zotero.org/support/third_party_documentation)
- Promo materials for institutional outreach and courses: http://www.zotero.org/support/present
Video Tutorials
Check out [[http://www.youtube.com/user/ZoteroVideo]Zotero's Youtube channel] for a plethora of tips, tricks and how-tos.
Developing for Zotero
- Use our API to integrate Zotero data into your own applications or web pages
- Write a translator to make it easier for zotero users to ingest content
- Create a citation style for a publication with specific requirements
- Develop a plugin that adds a cool new feature
- Contribute to the client with bug fixes or features