ZoteroBib is a new product announced by Zotero in May 2018. ZoteroBib allows you to create an instant bibliography from your browsers. You can use ZoteroBib on any devices.
- Your bibliography is stored in the local storage of your browsers (Chrome, Firefox and Safari), no account or software required
- The bibliography will be available in your browser until you delete it
Add references
- Go to ZoteroBib
- Enter a URL, ISBN, DOI, Title, anXiv ID, PMID in the search box and click Cite
- The citation will appear below the search box. You can edit or delete it at this stage
- Manual Entry is also available
- Items added should also show under the section Bibliography
Bibliography and citation styles
- Select citation styles from the dropdown menu, e.g. select APA 6th edition from the list
- If something is missing from a reference, e.g. author's name, click the reference to open an editing box. Make changes to the record and click Done
Working with Word
You can create an in-text citation or a footnote (this depends on the citation style required in your writing) in Word.
- Click the Copy Citation icon on the right of a citation
- Add page numbers if you use a direct quote, or omit author, click Copy Citation
- Paste this in-text citation onto your word document
Export
- Select an export option to export references
Link to this version
Link is used for loading your bibliography onto another computer or if you want to share a bibliography with other researchers.
- Click Create to create an URL for this bibliography
- This bibliography is uploaded to zbib.org
- If you use this bibliography in a working document, add this URL to your document to ensure you can retrieve this bibliography from another computer