{"id":41866,"date":"2026-03-03T10:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/?page_id=41866"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:25:17","slug":"zotero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ub.fau.de\/ijcgrcbr\/en\/searching\/reference-management-software\/zotero\/","title":{"rendered":"Zotero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zotero is a free and open-source program for managing literature. It can be used as a desktop version on various operating systems.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapsibles \"><div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"zotero-features\" data-href=\"#zotero-features\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"zotero-features-section\" id=\"zotero-features\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Zotero Features<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"zotero-features-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"zotero-features\" role=\"region\" name=\"zotero-features\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zotero can help you with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Import and export bibliographic data from library catalogs and databases. Import from other reference management programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manage your literature by recording sources using predefined document types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizing Knowledge: Indexing content through abstracts, tables of contents, keywords, comments, and quotations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inserting references directly into the text: Access your Zotero library directly while writing in your word processing program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bibliography is automatically created according to the citation style you selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"download-and-installation\" data-href=\"#download-and-installation\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"download-and-installation-section\" id=\"download-and-installation\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Download and Installation<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"download-and-installation-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"download-and-installation\" role=\"region\" name=\"download-and-installation\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can download Zotero for Desktop for free at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\">https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/<\/a>. The program is available for the following operating systems: Mac, Windows, and Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also an app available for iOS.<br><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rrze-elements-collapse \"><div class=\"accordion-group \"><h2 class=\"accordion-heading\"><button class=\"accordion-toggle\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-name=\"panel_7f51b078\" data-href=\"#panel_7f51b078\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel_7f51b078-section\" id=\"panel_7f51b078\" data-media-accordion-image-id=\"0\" data-media-accordion-image-url=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-alt=\"\" data-media-accordion-image-caption=\"\">Zotero Connector<\/button><\/h2><div id=\"panel_7f51b078-section\" class=\"accordion-body\" aria-labelledby=\"panel_7f51b078\" role=\"region\" name=\"panel_7f51b078\"><div class=\"accordion-inner clearfix\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The free Zotero Connector browser extension allows you to transfer references from websites to your Zotero library with automatic citation. 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