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Zotero: ZoteroBib
 

Why use ZoteroBib?

  • You can't (or don't want to) install any software
  • You don't need all the features of regular Zotero
  • You just need to create a one-off bibliography

Where does it save my work?

ZoteroBib stores your work in the browser on the computer you're currently using. If you clear your browser cache, it deletes the bibliography.

You can use the Link to This Version feature to create a version you can send to someone else.

Get more details about how it works.

How does it work?

Screenshot of the Cite toolbar in ZoteroBib.

Go to ZBib.org.

  • In the "Cite" bar, enter
    • the URL for a web source,
    • the ISBN of a book,
    • the DOI or PMID number of an article,
    • OR the title of a source. (Numbers sometimes work better than titles.)
  • If none of those work, click Manual Entry and fill in the blanks.


Your bibliography appears on the page as you add sources. Use the blue bar to choose your citation style.


Screenshot of a short bibliography generated by ZoteroBib


To delete a source

Mouse over it and click the X button that appears to the right.

 

To create an in-text citation or footnote

  • Click the copy button to the right of the source and enter the page number you're citing.
  • Then click Copy Citation and paste it into your document.
     

Screenshot of the in-text citation function of ZoteroBib.