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Zotero Citation Manager

Zotero is a free, open source citation manager that can help you organize your research sources and properly format your paper.

Download and install Zotero

Go to https://www.zotero.org/download/ to download and install Zotero. There are two things to install:

  • The Zotero program for your operating system: Windows, MacOS, or Linux. This will also install plug-ins for MS Word or LibreOffice Writer if those programs are installed on your computer.
  • The Zotero Connector for your web browser: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge. The Connector lets Zotero find information about sources on web pages you are viewing, and allows Zotero to integrate with Google Docs.

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