LibGuides: Biology: Use a citation manager

Use a Citation Manager

There are several free citation management software options available to students, staff and faculty at UVic:

Zotero (https://libguides.uvic.ca/zotero/what)
Mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com/)

For more information on citation management tools and to compare tools, visit the Citation Management guide (https://libguides.uvic.ca/citations) at the UVic Libraries.

Please note: Any web-based tools will host your data on servers that are outside Canada. To secure your data, consider using software that resides on your computer.

Learn to Use Zotero

Asynchronous Workshop - Introduction to Zotero
Watch videos and do guided exercises to learn how to use Zotero, a powerful citation manager
Download Zotero for free
Download the Zotero application or sign up to use the web application
Zotero Documentation Guide
Very helpful documentation guide for step by step instructions on how to do everything in Zotero
Zotero Web Account Guided Activity
If you are using a public computer or do not want to download Zotero to your device, you can follow this guided activity to create a web account with Zotero, add 3 sources to your library, and have the option of creating a shared group.