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Creating Quick Bibliographies

To create a bibliography from your Zotero library, select the references or collections you want to include. Hold the control key to select multiple items.

Right-click one of the selected items and choose "Create Bibliography From Collection...". Choose the bibliographic style you want, select Copy to Clipboard, hit OK and paste into your word processor.

Zotero Creating Quick Bibliographies Screenshot

Adding Additional Styles to Zotero

Zotero comes with the most common bibliographic styles, but many more are available to download.

To install a style (Firefox):

  1. Go to the Zotero Style Repository page in Firefox.
  2. Search for the name of the style you need.
  3. Use the Install link next to the style, then the Install button to confirm.

To install a style (Zotero Standalone):

  1. Go to the Zotero Style Repository page in Firefox.
  2. Search for the name of the style you need.
  3. Download the style (right-click the Install link and choose Save As).
  4. Open Zotero preferences. Go to Cite, then Styles, then the "+" button, and select the style you downloaded (a .CSL file).

The new style will appear in Zotero's style lists.

Acknowledgment

Content on this page was borrowed from Zotero by Jason Puckett, licensed by Georgia State University Library under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License, and from Zotero by the University of Michigan Library, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.