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Use Zotero Effectively: a Self-Paced Tutorial

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Tips & Tricks

Quick basics:

Zotero Getting Organized (2:56) from McGill University Library

In-depth:

Watch the video (COMING SOON)

Do these activities:

Organize: Collections

  •     Make collections
  •     Make subcollections
  •     Move items between them
  •     Locate the “Duplicate Items” collection and explore, organize
  •     Locate the “Unfiled Items” collection and explore, organize

Organize: Tags & Related

  •     Create a “power” color tag
  •     Create relationships between items

Search and Add

  •     Locate the advanced search option in Zotero (hint: magnifying glass)
  •     Locate add attachments (hint: paperclip) which can be useful for adding Word documents, etc.