Learn how to add, manage, and organise your references in Zotero, then cite them in MS Word and create a bibliography.
This online course is for anyone who would like to learn Zotero (pronounced zoh-TAIR-oh), a free tool for managing and citing your bibliographic references. The lessons are designed for complete beginners and I’ll walk you through every step with clear instructions, and short videos.
We’ll cover topics including:
- Installing Zotero
- Adding items
- Organising your library
- Searching
- Creating citations in Word
- Adding new styles
It should take you no more than an hour to complete the course. By this time you’ll be a confident Zotero user and ready to produce perfectly formatted citations and bibliographies.
Here’s what we’ll cover …
Introduction
- Hello & Welcome
- Installing Zotero
- Finding Your Way Around
Adding Items to Your Zotero Library
- How to Add Books
- How to Add Journal Articles
- How to Link to External Files
- How to Add Webpages
- How to Import Your Mendeley Library
- How to Import Your EndNote Library
Organising Your Zotero Library
- Working with Collections
- Working with Tags
- How to Create Related Items
- How to Create Notes
- Basic Searching
- Advanced Searching
- Creating a Saved Search
Creating Citations and Bibliographies
- Using Zotero with Word
- Creating a Citation in Word
- Creating a Bibliography in Word
- Working with Styles
- Using Zotero with Google Docs
Next Steps
- Configuring Settings
- Support
Feedback
"Very informative and detailed explanation. Excellent instructor."
"Got a good mastery of Zotero in so little time. The teaching style of the instructor is simple and engaging."
"This is comprehensive and lucid. I spent A LOT more money on books on Zotero, and I could have skipped them: wish I had bought this course first. One of the strong points is that you can actually SEE how things happen."
"I like the way she takes her time and explains things in a very mellow calm, easy to digest way."
"Having used Endnote for more than a decade I was change averse. But Catherine's well-paced, clear and encouraging instruction has made the switch to Zotero not just easy but appealing."
"Catherine's instructions were very clear and it was great to be able to try things as the lesson went through. I am very glad I did this course. You will be a much more comfortable Zotero user after doing this."
"Thanks a lot to Catherine for making this course interesting. It's really so informative. I think it'll help beginners to professionals."
"For a complete beginner to reference managing software and Zotero in particular this course provides a clear and uncomplicated presentation, explaining the basics at just the right level for the target audience."
"Informative, to the point, very clear and engaging. Perfectly pitched for beginner users keen to learn the most they can about Zotero in 1.5 hours. Highly recommend."