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Zotero Samples and Add-Ons

Zotero Samples for APA and Chicago Manual of Styles
This research guide enables you to compare your Zotero Info Tab with the Zotero sample for a citation style (APA and Chicago) to check that you have all the necessary bibliographic information or metadata for the reference type.
An easier way to manage tags and related items
Using the Zutilo add on to Zotero

Mastering Zotero

Mastering Zotero
Learn how to use Zotero's organization tools effectively, how to read and annotate content in a way that will keep your notes organized, how to use Zotero to support your research workflow and collaborate online, and more. Important: Zotero 5 is used in the book and videos. Zotero 6 now has PDF annotation built in, so Zotfile is not needed for this function, but may still be useful for other features.

Videos for the Mastering Zotero: Course Intro

Unit 1: Managing your Zotero library

Module 1 - Intro to Collections, Tags and Related Items
Module 2 - Working with Collections
Module 3 - Working with Tags
Module 4 - Working with Related Items
Module 5 - An easier way to manage tags and related items

Unit 2: Reading and Annotation with Zotero

Module 1 - Fundamentals of Zotero Notes
Module 2 - Using Zotero notes (and note-taking strategies)
Module 3 - Generating reports based on Zotero items
Module 4 - Creating notes from PDF highlights and annotations
Module 5 - Working with PDF annotations on tablets