Zotero Bib is a free service that will provide you with an automatically formatted citation and quick bibliography.
| Who makes this? |
This is a fee and advertisement free service provided by a non-profit organization that offers Zotero, a full-service citation manager. |
| What is the difference between Zotero Bib and Zotero? |
- Zotero Bib offers a more limited set of options for citation building and does not require installation on a desktop or provide cloud storage.
- Zotero is a much more robust citation manager that allows for long-term storage, organization, and sharing of citation libraries that requires desktop installation and cloud-based storage.
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| Why use this? |
If you need a quickly formatted citation or short bibliography for a paper or blog post, Zotero Bib is a very useful tool. |
| Does this allow annotation and editing? |
Yes.
- To add notes, more information, or edit errors in a citation, click on the citation on the screen.
- You will be presented with a large number of editable fields, including an "extra" notes field at the bottom.
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| How do you use Zotero Bib? |
- Select your preferred citation style from the box below the search box.
- You can also switch between these after you have found your initial citation and automatically change your citation's style.
- Copy and paste an article, book, or other document's url, PMID, DOI, ISBN, or other identifier into the search box at the top.
- Scroll down to find all citations added during your session.
- These will stay in your browser cache until you clear it, so you will be able to see them when you visit this site.
- Choose Export to export your complete bibliography from this session.
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