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Zotero

An introductory guide to bibliographic software, Zotero.

Why use ZoteroBib?

  • You can't (or don't want to) install any software
  • You don't need all the features of regular Zotero
  • You just need to create a one-off bibliography

How does it work?

Screenshot of zoterobib's searh bar.

  • Go to ZBib.org.
  • In the "Cite" bar, enter either the URL for a web source, the ISBN of a book, the DOI or PMID number of an article, or the title of a source. (Numbers sometimes work better than titles.) If none of those work, you can click Manual Entry and fill in the blanks.
  • Your bibliography appears on the page as you add sources.
  • Use the blue bar to choose your citation style.

Screenshot of Zoterobib's bibliography feature.

Delete a source by mousing over it and clicking the X button that appears to the right.

To create an in-text citation or footnote, click the copy button to the right of the source and enter the page number you're citing. Then click Copy Citation and paste it into your document.

Screenshot of Zoterobib's citation creation option.

Where is my work saved?

ZoteroBib stores your work in the browser on the computer you're currently using. If you clear your browser cache, it deletes the bibliography.

You can use the Link to This Version feature to create a version you can send to someone else.

Get more details about how it works.