Citation Management

Zotero is a FREE citation tool that you add to your web browser, or use as a standalone application.

Key features:

• Add-on for Firefox or Chrome.
• Mac and PC compatible.
• Add items from websites, library catalog and databases, PDFs, audio, video, and image files.
• Automatically add citations and footnotes into Microsoft Word
• Citation styles include MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, and many others.

Zotero can automatically create citations in Microsoft Word

1) Create a free Zotero account

• Go to the Zotero
• Register and confirm email

2) Download Standalone Zotero

• Go to the Zotero download page.
• Download Standalone and install on your computer
• Sign in and enable syncing. (see Zotero Syncing.)

3) Download Firefox or Chrome Extension

• Go to the Zotero download page.
• Click the link on the left to download Zotero 5.0 for Firefox or Chrome.
• Sign in with your free Zotero account

4) Install Microsoft Word Plugin

• Open the Standalone Zotero on your computer
• Close Microsoft Word
• Open Preferences and goto Citations and install MS Word Plugin
• Restart Microsoft Word

From Zotero's Documentation page

• Quick Start Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Screencast Tutorials
• Forums

Source: Zoteron YouTube Channel

Source: Zoteron YouTube Channel