Zotero : Adding Items

There are a few ways to get items into your Zotero library:

• automatically via a web browser (requires a browser connector to be installed)
• as single items or multiple items
• as generic web pages (when Zotero can't translate a site's metadata, it will still save some basic information, which you can then edit)
• using identifiers (searches by ISBNs, DOIs and PubMed Identifiers)   
• manually create new items   
• add PDFs or other files
• add notes
• import from other Reference Managers (EndNote, Mendeley, etc.)

Check out Zotero.org's Documentation tab and Quick Start Guide for more information on adding / collecting items.

Adding Items to Zotero:
https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero

Quick Start Guide -- Collect:
https://www.zotero.org/support/quick_start_guide#collect

Zotero displays icons for different item types including:​

•  for articles
•  for books
•  for book sections (chapter, etc.)
•  for newspaper
•  for picture
•  for video
•  for web page with metadata

Items will be saved to Zotero in the format suggested by the icon.

If it saves incorrectly, you can change the Item Type field at the top of the right column.

Zotero.org's mobile version allows you to access/edit your online library from your phone/tablet.

Official apps and other third party apps are listed here.

Mastering Zotero: Course Intro 

Unit 1: Managing your Zotero library

Module 1 - Intro to Collections, Tags and Related Items 

Module 2 - Working with Collections

Module 3 - Working with Tags

Module 4 - Working with Related Items

Module 5 - An easier way to manage tags and related items

Unit 2: Reading and Annotation with Zotero

Module 1 - Fundamentals of Zotero Notes

Module 2 - Using Zotero notes (and note-taking strategies)

Module 3 - Generating reports based on Zotero items

Module 4 - Creating notes from PDF highlights and annotations

Module 5 - Working with PDF annotations on tablets

Check out Zotero's Documentation tab for more guidance and tips. 

Search Zotero's Forums tab to find answers to common questions, or to submit a "New Discussion".

For more options and answers to common problems, go to our Ask & Services Page.