Zotero

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use citation management tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Its features help users:

• Collect citation information from article databases, catalogs and websites
• Generate bibliographies and in-text citations
• Store and organize PDFs, documents, links, and notes
• Collaborate and share with others using groups
• Backup and access with an online copy

Customizing Zotero for UW-Madison

1. Open the desktop version of Zotero.
2. Click “Edit” in the upper left-hand corner, and then click “Settings.” 
3. Click the “General” tab in left-hand navigation pane. 
4. Scroll down until you see “Locate.” 
5. For the Resolver dropdown, make sure “Custom” is selected. 
6. In the Base URL textbox, enter this: https://resolver.library.wisconsin.edu/uwmad? 
7. Exit out of the popup. 

Additional Help

• Quick Start Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Screencast Tutorials
• Working in Groups
• Using the Zotero Word Processor Plug-ins
• Mobile: Third-Party Apps