What is Zotero?
Zotero is a citation manager that allows you to collect, organize and share your research sources, including articles, books, webpages, and more. Zotero also integrates with Google Docs and Microsoft Word and lets you export citations in BibTeX/BibLaTeX format, allowing you to create in-text citations and bibliographies in seconds.
Getting Started with Zotero
- Zotero
Save, organize, share, and cite your sources -- anything from scholarship to YouTube videos. Our guide has Carleton-specific instructions for installing and using Zotero with personal and lab computers, and for getting the most storage space possible.
Exporting Citations to LaTeX/BibTeX
- How to Use Zotero with LaTeX and BibTeXThis guide from the Princeton University Libraries has a fantastic overview of how to export citations from Zotero to LaTeX/BibTeX.
- Better BibTeX for Zotero (plugin)Better BibTeX (BBT) is a plugin for Zotero that makes it easier to manage bibliographic data, especially for people authoring documents using text-based toolchains (e.g. based on LaTeX / Markdown).
Download AIP Style for Zotero
- Download AIP Style**Only applicable if you are using Microsoft Word or Google Docs.** While Zotero comes with a few citation styles preinstalled, others, including AIP style, need to be downloaded manually. You can go to the Zotero Style Repository (linked above) to download the AIP citation style file for Zotero.
