Reference management is a crucially important process and practice for researchers. Building up your library of research articles can help you organize the papers you have read, increase discoverability of your most relevant works, and aid the process of manuscript creation. Many reference management tools can also support file management, the annotation of research articles, and collaborative collections.

If you have not already, please consider downloading and setting up Zotero. It will help you immensely as you grow your research database and begin writing and publishing your research.

The video below is quite comprehensive, key moments in the video to get started:

  • 02:41 How to install Zotero
  • 03:20 Installing the Zotero connector in your web browser
  • 04:34 Overview of the Zotero interface
  • 06:56 Adding reference data to Zotero
  • 11:34 Use the Zotero Connector
  • 18:20 How to use Zotero within a word processor