Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Guide

Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager which streamlines the process of collecting, organizing, citing and sharing research. You can sort items into collections and tag them with keywords. Or create saved searches that automatically fill with relevant materials as you work.
Zotero instantly creates references and bibliographies for any text editor, and directly inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. With support for over 10,000 citation styles, you can format your work to match any style guide or publication.

The three basic components of Zotero are:

• the desktop application
• word processor plug-ins (automatically included with desktop application
• browser extension

You can download the Zotero desktop application and browser extension at: zotero.org/download

What can groups do for you?

With groups, you can collaborate remotely with project members, set up web-based bibliographies for classes you teach, and so much more.

• Share your own work or sources you have discovered with others who are working in related areas.
• Collaborate with colleagues, publicly or privately, on ongoing research.
• Discover other people with similar interests and the sources they are citing.

Watch this short video on how to use the Zotero Group function.