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HIST 320: The Progressive Era?

Professor Annette Igra - Winter 2025

Zotero: Footnotes made easy!

Why use Zotero? 

  1. It will help you gather the right information the first time

  2. It knows all the ins and outs of Chicago!

  3. It will build a complete bibliography -- formatted correctly! -- with the push of a button!

  4. It's free! You can take it with you when you leave!

What can Zotero do for you?

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Zotero is a reference manager. It is designed to store, manage, and cite bibliographic references, such as books and articles. Zotero is a powerful tool for collecting and organizing research information and sources.

Zotero has excellent online documentation.

If you want more details and videos, check out their online documentation including the Quick Start Guide below.