Zotero

Creating a free Zotero account

Visit www.zotero.org/user/register, choose your desired username, provide your email address, and designate a password.

Try not to immediately forget your username and password -- you'll be using them again very soon to sync your Zotero desktop library to your Zotero account (more on the benefits of this below).

Once your account is created, you'll be able configure and fill in your profile, but you don't have to do this if you don't want to.

It is important to sync your Zotero library to your account.

Why?

• Save your collection in the cloud (so it's not lost if your computer crashes) 
• Access your Zotero library from more than one computer. This is useful if, for example, you write on a workplace computer as well as your own computer
• Use Zotero "from the cloud": log in to your account at zotero.org from any computer/browser to access your resources and edit, manage, and create new Zotero library items
• Share folders and resources with your colleagues who also use Zotero

Syncing transfers folders, library citations, notes, links, tags, attached PDFs, etc. -- everything that's in your Zotero library.

Zotero's website not only enables you to view your Zotero Library, but it also lets you create, manage and edit items by using the editing icons above your list of resources or by clicking on an individual item. As always, you can view any attached items through the web interface.

Editing an item in your Zotero library: