Zotero

To start using Zotero and integrate it with your word processor follow these steps: 

• Register for an account at Zotero using your Oxy email id. 
• Download and install Zotero 6.0.
• Download and install a Zotero plugin for your Browser (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari).
• Install a Zotero plug in for your word processor (Microsoft Office Word, Libre Office, Google Docs).
• Do this by going to Preferences > Cite > Word Processors in the Zotero Desktop program.

Zotero will work with Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs to create bibliographies and insert in-text citations into your work. To help you get started here are links to quick guides on using Zotero with word processors:

• Installing plug in for Microsoft Word
• Installing plug in for LibreOffice
• Installing plugin for Google Docs

How to set Zotero Application preferences:

• Open Zotero by clicking on the icon on your desktop
• On a PC go to the “Tools” menu in the upper left-hand corner of the window; then click “Preferences”. On a Mac, go to the main Zotero menu and click “Preferences”.
• Click on the “General” icon; check “Automatically attach associated PDFs...”
• Click on the “Sync” icon; enter your Zotero username and password (which you created when you registered)
• Click on the “Search” icon; install PDF indexing
• Click on the “Export” icon; choose Default Style Output.  
• Click on the “Advanced” icon. If you click “Search for resolvers”, several will be loaded into the drop-down list. You’ll have to trial and error until one of the options matches this URL (http://TV3VM4CY6V.search.serialssolutions.com).

If you prefer watching video documentation to setup and use Zotero, watch these videos on the Oxy Library's Youtube channel.