Zotero is a citation management program for your desktop with cloud storage online. Zotero helps you collect and organize your research information, including books, articles, chapters, news, archives, and more. Download the application and create an account at www.zotero.org.
With Zotero you can manage citations and PDFs, insert citations to a Google Doc document, and create a bibliography. For information on getting started with Zotero, visit guides.library.yale.edu/citationmanagement/zotero.
As of February 2022, Yale Library subscribes to unlimited file syncing storage for Zotero, which can be used to store and synchronize the saved files in your Zotero library on different computers. The free version of Zotero allows for 300 MB of storage.
In order to use Yale Library's institutional file storage with Zotero, make sure you have signed up for a Zotero account with your @yale.edu email address.
If you previously registered for Zotero with a different email address, you can add your @yale.edu address to your Zotero account for access to unlimited storage.
- Log in to your Zotero account at www.zotero.org/user/login
- Settings > Account > Add email address
Verify you have unlimited storage by going to:
- Settings > Storage > Current Plan
