Introduction to Reference Management with Zotero (in English) (26H04223b) ONLINE

Description

This will be an online course. You will receive the Zoom Link a few days in advance.

In this course, you will learn about the key features of the free reference management tool Zotero.

Course Information

Date
  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026,
    5:15 PM till 6:45 PM
    • Registration Opens
    May 12, 2026
    Registration Deadline
    September 21, 2026, 5:00 PM
    Trainer
    Cornelia Eitel
    Organized by

    Universitätsbibliothek Basel
    Cornelia Eitel
    Schönbeinstr. 18-20
    CH-4056 Basel
    Tel. 061 207 30 69

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    Content

    1. Installation
      • Zotero desktop version, browser connector and word processor add-in
      • Optional: Create a Zotero Cloud account

    2. Basic functions of the desktop version of Zotero
      • Creating collections and sub-collections
      • Saved searches
      • Recently read
      • Creating bibliographies and reports from collections

    3. Collecting references
      • Importing references and full-text PDFs into the Zotero library

    4. Annotation and note-taking functions in the integrated PDF reader

    5. Writing texts
      • Inserting references, annotations and notes and creating the corresponding bibliography

    Target Group

    All university members and library users.

    Location

    Online

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