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Citation Styles & Tools

Provides links to various sites and resources for various citation styles, as well as call numbers for citation style manuals/handbooks located in Zondervan.

Zotero Tutorial (YouTube video)

Zotero

 

The video below covers the basics of downloading and setting up Zotero on a personal computer as well as the basic and some advanced features of this useful tool. The video has chapters which can be easily navigated to watch only the portions most relevant to you.
 

Zotero Tutorials

Zotero Videos

Zotero Walkthrough

Zotero Walkthrough

 

What is Zotero? 

  • Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help collect, organize, cite, and share research sources. Essentially, Zotero allows sources to be properly cited, while also creating a list of references once a paper is complete.

What are the benefits of Zotero?

  • It’s free! It’s simple (after you get the hang of it).
  • It’s multi-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux).
  • It backs up your data, when you have an account.

How do you install it?

  • Visit their web site, zotero.org, go to the Download page and download BOTH the software and the browser connector (Chrome and Firefox work best, but there is also one for Safari).
  • Your browser and word processor (e.g., Microsoft Word) may need to be restarted for the appropriate connections to work.
  • While on the Zotero web site, create a free account. This enables citations to have a backup, in case your computer crashes.
  • See Zotero's Quick-Start Guide in their incredibly helpful Documentation area.

So, how do you use it?

Limitations of Zotero

  • Not 100% accurate - double-check the citations before submitting assignments! 
  • Doesn’t teach students much about APA, MLA, or the other citations styles.

Troubleshooting

  • Make sure Zotero is up-to-date and that your browser connector is loaded.
  • Make sure Zotero is open when you are trying to cite materials in Word.
  • Check out Zotero's excellent Documentation section for more troubleshooting.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

 

  1. Make sure Firefox, and the two Zotero extensions are up-to-date.
  2. Make sure when you are downloading the two Zotero extensions, you are using Firefox.
  3. Make sure Firefox is open when you are trying to cite materials in Word.
  4. Check out this cite and this video for more troubleshooting tips

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