Zotero
Zotero is a free and open-source reference manager - add citations, organize into collections, cite and create bibliographies, use with writing programs, and share and sync.
- Download the Zotero program to your personal computer. Although later you'll be able to use Zotero on the web, you need to start with Zotero Desktop.
- Install the Zotero Connector - a free add-on for your browser to easily import webpages into Zotero.
- The Library strongly recommends NOT enabling proxy redirection -- instead, use Lean Library.
- To turn off proxy redirection, see the Zotero documentation.
Zotero and Chromebooks: Zotero Desktop is difficult to use with a Chromebook. If a Chromebook is your primary computer, we recommend Endnote Fusion instead. Read this Library FAQ entry for more information.
ZoteroBib
Just need a few citations quickly? ZoteroBib lets you build a bibliography instantly from any computer or device, without having to install the full version of Zotero.
Zotero Help
- Zotero Quick Start Guide from Zotero.org
- Zotero Research Guide
- GU Zotero Support -- Jade Madrid, Latin American Studies and Iberian Languages Liaison & Reference Librarian, jade.madrid@georgetown.edu.
- Guidelines for migrating bibliographic data from EndNote Fusion / RefWorks
Endnote Fusion
Endnote Fusion (formerly known as Refworks) is an cloud-based research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store and share information and generate citations and bibliographies. For more info and to get started:
- Endnote Fusion Research Guide (Main Campus)
- GU-Q: Up and Running with Endnote Fusion / Refworks (Georgetown University Qatar Library)
- DML: Endnote Fusion for GUMC (Dahlgren Memorial Library)
- Endnote Fusion is not recommended for Law Students -- instead use Zotero.
Endnote Fusion Help
- EndNote Fusion documentation from Clarivate
- Get Help from a GU Librarian -- chat or email with your Endnote Fusion questions, or set up a 1:1 consultation for in-depth assistance.
Citation Styles and Online Writing Resources
- The Library's guides to citation formats:
- Writing Center Resources (including links to APA and Chicago Manual of Style guides)
- Official style guides:
- APA Style Manual (7th edition, 2020 -- print copies only)
- APA Style Guide to Electronic References (6th edition, 2012)
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
- MLA Handbook (9th edition, 2021 -- print only)
- Other citation style resources:
- Legal Citation: Bluebook Guide from the Georgetown University Law Library
- Purdue University's Online Writing Lab