Home improvement, the Zotero way

A white house on a hillside

You could think of Zotero as a house which you may want to customise to suit your needs. Instead of adding a porch or a swimming pool, this takes the form of plugins that allow you to add features to your reference manager. With the arrival of Zotero 7, which has brought some changes to the plugin landscape, this blog post has been updated.

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10 advanced ways to become a more proficient Zoteroist

Zotero 7 is here, bringing with it many improvements, but some Zotero users may feel a bit alienated, as the Zotfile and Zutilo plugins that have become an integral part of their workflows will likely never be compatible with this new version. A good opportunity to update this blog post and introduce new plugins that will easily fill the gap. So here are 10 new tips to help you become an advanced Zotero user.

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Zotero, an essential component of your academic toolbox

Swiss army knife on white background

Each semester our colleague Catherine Brendow gives training sessions on Zotero attended by dozens of students. She has also written a quite comprehensive web guide to help students to use this tool. But what is Zotero and is it worth investing some time to learn how to use it? Here is why it is a great tool for anyone writing essays and theses.

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