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Zotero

Zotero is a free citation and electronic document manager that combines full text storage capability of programs like Quosa and the citation formatting capability of software like Endnote. It is an extension of the open source browser Firefox and will only work with Firefox 2.0.

Getting Started

Zotero is well documented on its web pages with a quick start guide accessible at the following URL:

http://www.zotero.org/documentation/quick_start_guide

To recap, make sure you have installed the Firefox 3.0 browser, available at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

From within Firefox, locate the Zotero extension at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search?q=zotero&cat=all. Restart Firefox and a Zotero logo will appear in the bottom right of your browser window. You may click on that logo to open Zotero or select it from the tools menu. The screen is then split between Firefox on top and Zotero below.

The Zotero Window

The center window displays the contents of the active library, folder or subfolder. Unlike Quosa, "My Library" does not allow for any deletion of documents, even when they are copied to a folder.

The left window allows organizing documents into libraries, navigating among different libraries, and toggling the tags icon to view your descriptors.

The right window displays bibliographic information for a highlighted document and allows you to enhance the information with descriptors, notes, even other files.

Adding to the Zotero Library

Zotero has a feature which "senses" information from a webpage appearing in the Firefox window. This feature is fully compatible with the Emory Library catalog and with several of our proprietary databases. You will be able to determine compatibility by seeing an icon for the document or electronic resource on the right hand side of the address window of the browser.

Clicking on the icon will display a new window from which you may select resources to add to your Zotero library.

Once in the main library, you can drag and drop resources into sublibrary folders which you created.

The process is identical with resources from databases with one exception: if the full text of an article is available in the database, it will be saved to your library.

If Zotero does not "sense" a resource, you may still add it manually to your library.

MS Word Integration

Zotero is still under development in a beta version, but the MS Word integration is still in alpha. If you'd like to give it a try, carefully follow the directions at the following URL:

http://www.zotero.org/blog/feature-spotlight-zotero-microsoft-word-integration-alpha/

Be sure to also install the Zotero toolbar which allows you to:

1. Insert a citation; 2. Create a bibliography; 3. Choose a citation style.

There is a known issue that the placement of parentheses is not correct so it will need to be adjusted manually.

Exporting to Endnote

SBL is not one of Zotero's citation styles as yet, so exporting your libraries or documents to Endnote will help with correct formatting in that style. Here's how:

• With the specific resource or library highlighted in Zotero's middle window, click on the gear (actions) icon and choose, "Export Library."
• For format, choose RIS; click OK; rename the file descriptively and save to a location you'll remember.
• Open Endnote and select the library you where you want to add the document.
• Go to File/Import; select RIS as an import option; browse to find file; click "Import."
• You can then select J Biblical Literature style and continue the typical Endnote process.