Special Education

Get in-depth instructions on how to use Zotero, organize sources, and create in-text citations and bibliographies.

• What is Zotero?
  A quick video overview of the Zotero platform.
  • 5 Steps to Using Zotero
    A short infographic showing the steps to using Zotero.
• Installing the Desktop App
  Instructions for downloading and installing the Desktop App.
  • Adding the Browser Connector
    Quick step by step for adding the browser Add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
  • Creating an Online Account
    Information about creating an account for the online version of Zotero.
• Adding Sources
  Get instructions for adding sources to your Zotero Library using the following methods.
  • Browser Add-on (Connector)
  • Search Results List
  • Google Scholar
  • PDF Files
  • RIS / tab-delimited file
  • Manually Add a Source
• Organizing & Sharing Sources
  This section highlights methods for keeping track of your sources.
  • Collections / Folders
  • Moving / Deleting Sources
  • PDFs, Images, & Other Files
  • Creating & Sharing Groups
• Modifying Source Records
• Citing and References
  • Select, Change, Add a Style
  • Insert In-text Citations
    Shows how to Insert an In-text Citation, Add a Page Number, and Omit an Author's Name.
  • Create Bibliographies
    Provides ways to Add a Bibliography within a Word Processor, Creating a Bibliography from a Zotero Collection, and create Annotated Bibliographies.
  • Remove Zotero field codes
    Learn how to remove the Zotero field codes for submission to a publisher or thesis / dissertation repository.
  • Troubleshooting Plug-in
• Transferring from Other Platforms
  Instructions for importing source records from EndNote Basic and Mendeley.
• Source Management Comparison Chart
  A chart highlighting the features of recommended source managers.
• Troubleshooting
  • Browser Connector not Visible
  • Zotero Plug-in not Visible
  • Error Messages
  • Unexpected behavior