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Citation Management: Zotero: From a reference or collection

This guide has been adapted (with permission) from the Scholars Portal Zotero LibGuide.

Creating a bibliography from a reference or collection

To generate a formatted reference on the fly, drag any citation from the middle column of your Zotero library into any text box (a WordPress post, a message board, a GoogleDoc):

The style in which citations are generated can be changed from your preferences menu (Settings > Preferences > Export).

To create a bibliography from a whole collection, right-click on the collection folder and choose Create Bibliography From Collection:

Choose your citation style and output method. Note that the Output Mode function is not currently working: