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Boxer Library

Zotero

In this guide we will go over how to install Zotero, how to use it's features, and how to transfer your citations from another citation manager

Groups

  • Log into Zotero by going to www.zotero.org/user/login and entering your username or email and password*.
  • In the groups area of Zotero, click on Create a New Group.

  • Enter a group name, select the level of membership based on your preferences, and click on Create Group.
  • To choose and/or revise settings for the group and click on Save Settings.

 

*While there is a button (the brown box with a green plus towards the top left) within the desktop app, it will direct you to log in Zotero via a web browser.

Sharing Folders

Citations and folders can be shared using the groups feature*. 

  • In the Groups tab of your web library, click on Manage Members for the group with whom you would like to share.

  • Click on Send More Invitations and enter the email addresses for those whom you would like to share.

 

*Note: If you add citations to an existing shared group, other members will able to access them once the library has synced.