Set up Zotero in 4 steps!

1. Create an account using your Carleton email address. This will get you unlimited free storage for PDFs and other documents. Signing up with a personal email address will get you 300MB of free storage.
   • Visit the Zotero login page and Register for a Free Account 
2. Install the Zotero program on your computer
   • Visit the Zotero homepage and click the Download button.
3. Install the Zotero browser connector. 
   • Visit the Zotero Browser Connection page from your preferred browser and click install.
4. Configure preferences!
   • Scroll down for configuration instructions and hints!

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Configure Zotero's Preferences

Open Settings

1. Windows users, click Edit > Settings
2. Mac users, click Zotero > Settings

Sync to your Zotero Account

1. In Settings, click the "Sync" tab.

2. Enter your Zotero username and password.

3. This will sync your Zotero account and all your citation information to the cloud so you can access it anywhere.

Set up the "Library Lookup" option

1. In Settings, click the "General" tab.

2. In the "Locate" section, click on the menu to the right of "Resolver." In that menu, hover over North America, and in the next menu that opens, find and select Carleton College. Close this window.
3. This will set up Zotero to find resources using Gould Library's catalog.

A few hints...

1. HINT: If the Zotero connector isn't communicating with your Zotero application, go to Zotero.org and log in with your Zotero account. This will let your browser, and therefore the connector, know who you are, and it will be able to send citations to your Zotero application again.
2.  HINT: In some browsers, you may have to "Pin" the Zotero Browser Connector in order to make it visible in your toolbar.