Set up Zotero in 4 steps!

1. Register for a free Zotero account online. HINT: Signing up with your Carleton email address will get you unlimited free storage. Signing up with a personal email address will get you 300MB of free storage.
2. Install the Zotero program on your computer
3. Install the Zotero browser connector
4. Configure preferences!

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. 

The style guides linked below are the authority for determining how to cite a certain kind of source. This is where you will find the most up-to-date and accurate information on citations.