30 Minutes on

Zotero

• cite sources • annotate PDFs •

• organize readings and research • take notes •

Simon Elichko (they/them)

Social Sciences & Data Librarian

Agenda

• What is Zotero?
• What can it help you do?
• How do you get started?

What is Zotero?

Zotero.org Account

Sync your PDFs and read from anywhere

What can Zotero help you do?

Keep your research materials together

Organize readings and notes by project, course, purpose, etc.

Save articles as you find them using the

Zotero Connector browser extension

Your research library in the Zotero App

Organize your research materials

Read and highlight articles

(Available for Mac, PC, and Linux)

Highlight and take notes on PDFs

Once you've saved sources to Zotero,
you can quickly generate citations and bibliographies for your papers

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Zotero also integrates directly into

Google Docs and Microsoft Word

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How can you use Zotero?

Example use cases

Organize your semester

Keep your readings, notes, and projects together, grouped by course.

SY 2023-2024

• Fall 2023
  • 01 Peace and Conflict in...
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Week 1
    • Week 2
  • 02 TV in the Americas

Manage your research project

• Sort sources by intended use (primary, secondary/scholarly)
   
• Break down primary sources by type (memoir, organizational records)
   
• Folders for notes:
  • "Admin" planning and notes about project as a whole
  • "Writing" stores notes with draft sections

How do you start using Zotero?

Use the library's Zotero

setup guide: bit.ly/swat-zot

 Zotero Support at Swarthmore

Zotero Set-Up Guide: bit.ly/swat-zot

Zotero at Swarthmore Guide

Simon Elichko - Social Sciences & Data Librarian selichk1@swarthmore.edu
 

Dr. Amanda Licastro - Digital Scholarship Librarian alicast1@swarthmore.edu
 

Andrés Villalba - Research & Info Associate
Drop-in: Fridays 10am-12 at Kohlberg