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Zotero
A guide to getting started with Zotero.
Organizing & Cleaning Sources
Video on organizing and cleaning up source records in Zotero:
Adding Citation Styles
Video instructions on how to add citation styles in Zotero:
Zotero Add-ons
An active community of Zotero users has developed a variety of plugins to provide enhancements, new features, and interfaces with other programs.
To install a plugin in Zotero, download its .xpi file to your computer. Then, in Zotero, click “Tools → Add-Ons”, then drag the .xpi for the plugin onto the Add-Ons window that opens.
**NOTE: Any add-ons shared here are "install at your own risk." We can make no guarantees about the safety or security around installing these add-ons.
Here are a few we've tried:
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Zotero Citation Counts Add-onThe add-on by Erik Schnetter and Sam Lumley can auto-fetch citation counts for journal articles using various APIs, including Crossref, Inspire HEP, and Semantic Scholar. Google Scholar is not supported because automated access is against its terms of service.
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Zotero PreviewThis add-on by “dcartertod” adds a preview tab with a citation preview for the particular item in Zotero.
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Renae Watson
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E: renae.watson@colostate.edu
Ph: 970-491-5338
Ph: 970-491-5338
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