Open Access Week Challenge 2024

Welcome to Day 2 of the Open Access Week Challenge!

Today's activity will focus on how to collect and manage your research using Zotero.

In this part of the Open Access Week Challenge, you should expect to learn the following:

• How to download and install Zotero
• How to save citations from the web as you conduct your research
• How to generate a bibliography and insert citations into Microsoft Word as you write 

Zotero is citation management and research software. It automatically senses research as you browse the web and allows you to download the information needed to generate citations and save items to read later.

With Zotero you can:

• Collect citation information with one click. Save journal articles from the web or library databases, preprints from repositories, news stories, and books from library catalogs.
• Organize your research the way you want, sorting items into collections and tagging them with keywords.
• Instantly create bibliographies for any text editor and directly in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. Choose from over 10,000 citation styles.
• Sync your Zotero library across multiple devices to always have access to your research.
• Collaborate freely with co-authors, share course materials with students, and create public bibliographies.

Zotero is open source and developed by an independent, nonprofit organization that has no financial interest in your private information. With Zotero, you always stay in control of your own data. Choosing Zotero over another tool like EndNote is a good way to choose "Community over Commercialization."

Check out How Zotero Compares to Other Citation Management Tools.

If you are not already a Zotero user, try the following steps:

1. Download and install Zotero.
2. Download the extension (Zotero connector) for your preferred web browser.
3. Save a few citations from the web.
4. Generate a bibliography or use the 'cite while you write' feature in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, or Google Docs.