Manage Citations with Zotero’s Unlimited Storage

Posted January 17, 2023 in JMU Libraries News

Are you still typing out reference lists? Maybe it’s time to try a citation manager! Zotero is a free, easy-to-use, open source tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and collaborate on research.

Get Zotero: Create an account on their website or download Zotero to get started. You can even get the mobile app and sync seamlessly across all your devices! The Zotero Connector browser extension (plug-in) makes it easy to save sources directly to Zotero from websites and databases. It is available for the Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge web browsers. 

More features: Zotero connects easily with Microsoft Word and Google Docs so you can insert citations directly in your text and automatically generate a reference list. If you’ve tried Zotero in the past, upgrade to Zotero 6 to try out the new PDF viewer that allows you to highlight text and add notes to articles.

Unlimited storage: By upgrading to Zotero 6 and signing in with your JMU email, you also now have access to unlimited storage! You can upgrade from within Zotero by going to Help → “Check for Updates.”